API 15-159-04345Plugged & abandonedOil well
Thompson 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Dec 5, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 7, 1949
Plug date
Mar 5, 1956
Total depth
3,286 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04345
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38123, -98.39326
- State record #
- 1001282824
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 15-159-02932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fair C 1 | 15-159-02702 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Bieberle 1-33 | 15-159-22834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Schafer 9 | 15-159-02720 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Schafer 2 | 15-159-02710 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Beldon 1 | 15-159-20308 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.