API 15-185-10718Plugged & abandonedOil well
Stafford 3
Oil well in Stafford County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Aug 20, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 22, 1948
Plug date
Oct 24, 1990
Total depth
3,755 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-185-10718
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gates
- County
- Stafford
- Coordinates
- 38.17655, -98.76509
- State record #
- 1001318090
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Owen 1 | 15-185-72310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Owen-Brown 1 | 15-185-19424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Coen, Frank 1 | 15-185-01636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Jiminson 1 | 15-185-01219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Ward 1 | 15-185-21144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Garvin 1 | 15-185-01062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.