API 15-159-04615Plugged & abandonedOil well
Specht, R.T. Jr 16
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 23, 1937
Drilling began
Completion
May 17, 1937
Plug date
May 28, 1950
Total depth
3,310 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04615
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.33744, -98.46694
- State record #
- 1001283079
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Estate 24 | 15-185-20778 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Loesch 1 | 15-159-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith 'C' 6-17 | 15-185-22443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | RME Petroleum Company |
| Fair 4 | 15-185-11880 | Active | Injection | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 9 | 15-185-19057 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith 'C' 6B-17 | 15-185-22763 | Active | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.