API 15-159-04655Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ruth Bayer 6
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 13, 1946
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 2, 1946
Plug date
Oct 12, 1947
Total depth
3,293 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04655
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.33016, -98.47601
- State record #
- 1047178690
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korth 1 | 15-185-20974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Taylor 1 | 15-159-00190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Korth 1 | 15-185-01466 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Smith 'B' 2 | 15-185-26467 | Active | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Cook 'A' 1 (aka B-1) | 15-185-19065 | Shut-in | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Miller 1 | 15-185-12372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.