API 15-159-73159Plugged & abandonedOil well
Specht 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Aug 30, 1934
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 7, 1942
Plug date
Mar 1, 1942
Total depth
3,346 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-73159
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.30286, -98.44378
- State record #
- 1001283189
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens 2 | 15-159-19496 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Dickens 2 | 15-159-73705 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Target Federal 1 | 15-185-21849 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wolf 'D' 2 | 15-185-20137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Haltan-Wellman 1 | 15-159-21691 | Orphaned | Oil | Lone Star Oil, Inc. |
| Wellman 'B' 1 | 15-159-00124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.