API 15-039-20686Plugged & abandonedOil well
Richards 1
Oil well in Decatur County, Kansas · operated by West Kansas Oil
Spud date
May 16, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 15, 1983
Plug date
Oct 27, 1999
Total depth
3,750 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-039-20686
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Jorn
- County
- Decatur
- Coordinates
- 39.86627, -100.45190
- State record #
- 1006036013
Operator
- Wells operated
- 9
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- West Kansas Oil Corporation
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings 'B' 1 | 15-039-00119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Tilden 1 | 15-039-20256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Vavroch 10 | 15-039-00455 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Vavroch 12 | 15-039-30061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Vavroch 9 | 15-039-19032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Frickey 1 | 15-039-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.