API 15-159-04604Plugged & abandonedOil well
Specht 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 3, 1936
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 24, 1936
Plug date
Nov 4, 1950
Total depth
3,317 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04604
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.33927, -98.46237
- State record #
- 1001283068
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Estate 21 | 15-185-11858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith Estate 8 | 15-185-11910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith Estate 23 | 15-185-19533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith Estate 'A' 6 | 15-185-19055 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 6 | 15-185-19054 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Flora 1 | 15-159-20554 | Active | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.