API 15-159-19553Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ruth Bayer 7
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 19, 1938
Drilling began
Completion
May 24, 1938
Plug date
Aug 1, 1952
Total depth
3,322 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-19553
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.32834, -98.47598
- State record #
- 1047178691
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson 1 | 15-185-30115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Keeley 1 | 15-159-00505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith 'B' 1 | 15-185-01486 | Active | Injection | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Richardson 1-20 | 15-185-21163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith Estate 1 Twin | 15-185-12511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith Estate 1 | 15-185-00380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.