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API 15-101-20861Plugged & abandonedOil well

Shay 2

Oil well in Lane County, Kansas · operated by Chief Drilling

Spud date

Oct 7, 1983

Drilling began

Completion

Oct 19, 1983

Plug date

Aug 1, 1989

Total depth

4,550 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-101-20861
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Shay
County
Lane
Coordinates
38.61030, -100.57324
State record #
1006087735

Operator

Chief Drilling

Wells operated
244
Active
3
States
KS, MT, WV
As filed
Chief Drilling, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Whitson 215-101-21294Plugged & abandonedOther typeChief Drilling, Inc.
Reifschneider 'A' 115-101-19022Plugged & abandonedOther type
Burnett 'D' 215-101-21622Plugged & abandonedOther typeCambron, Paul L.
Sharp Seed 1-1715-101-21947Plugged & abandonedOther typeLarson Operating Company
Riley 'F' 115-101-21159Plugged & abandonedOther typePickrell Drilling Company Inc
Schoepf 2-15 Swd15-101-22604ActiveInjectionShakespeare Oil Co., Inc.

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.