API 15-159-06065Plugged & abandonedOil well
Sophia Wendel 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 10, 1937
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 8, 1937
Plug date
Jun 12, 1948
Total depth
3,311 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-06065
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.35208, -98.45090
- State record #
- 1001284430
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland 1-11 | 15-185-22490 | Other status | Other type | — |
| McFarland 1-11 | 15-185-22535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Gilchrest 1 | 15-185-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sifers 2 | 15-185-12022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sifers 1 | 15-185-19152 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Smith 1 | 15-185-12057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.