API 15-159-21261Plugged & abandonedOil well
Smith 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Manuel
Spud date
Aug 11, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 15, 1981
Plug date
Oct 18, 2000
Total depth
3,260 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-21261
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Heinz
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.50262, -98.44183
- State record #
- 1006120503
Operator
- Wells operated
- 690
- Active
- 24
- States
- KS, MT, OK
- As filed
- Manuel Corporation
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| Bernstorf 'B' 4 Twin | 15-159-22343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Isern 2 | 15-009-14905 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Schartz 1 | 15-009-08558 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Isern 1 | 15-009-20936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Isern 1 | 15-009-14907 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Isern 1 | 15-009-23601 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.