API 15-185-10721Plugged & abandonedOil well
Stafford 8
Oil well in Stafford County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 20, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 18, 1952
Plug date
Mar 12, 2003
Total depth
3,747 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-185-10721
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gates
- County
- Stafford
- Coordinates
- 38.18025, -98.76423
- State record #
- 1001318072
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly 1 | 15-185-20268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Welsh 1 | 15-185-31371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| R. J. Welsh 1 | 15-185-21160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Welch 1 | 15-185-12112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Beaver 'B' 1 | 15-185-20337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Beaver 3 | 15-185-22316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.