API 15-135-23388Plugged & abandonedOil well
O'Rourke 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 27, 1997
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 1, 1997
Plug date
Aug 24, 2006
Total depth
4,350 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-23388
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bright Southwest
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.66102, -99.67420
- State record #
- 1031993523
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick 1 | 15-135-21118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bill McCormick 1 | 15-135-22273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hair 3 | 15-135-23566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Larson Operating Company |
| Filbert 1-29 | 15-135-24271 | Active | Oil | Mull Drilling Company, Inc. |
| Sloan 1 | 15-165-21736 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Castle Resources, Inc. |
| Pavlu 1 | 15-135-21492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.