API 15-063-20559Plugged & abandonedOil well
R. Cheney 5
Oil well in Gove County, Kansas · operated by Viking Resources
Spud date
Feb 7, 1982
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 16, 1982
Plug date
Feb 24, 2000
Total depth
4,317 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-063-20559
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Horchem Northwest
- County
- Gove
- Coordinates
- 38.73336, -100.22103
- State record #
- 1006056198
Operator
- Wells operated
- 855
- Active
- 54
- States
- CO, KS, LA, ND, NY, OH, PA, WV, WY
- As filed
- Viking Resources, Inc
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leidig 'A' 1 | 15-101-20703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie, A. Scott |
| Foster 1 | 15-101-20535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Anderson 1-33 | 15-101-21968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Larson Operating Company |
| Wildgen 2 | 15-135-22482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Resources, Inc |
| Arnold 1 | 15-135-22292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R & D Petroleum |
| Arnold 3 | 15-135-20395 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.