API 15-135-23081Plugged & abandonedOil well
V. Higgins 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Dec 14, 1986
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 6, 1987
Plug date
Feb 23, 1988
Total depth
4,470 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-23081
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Weeks North
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.60804, -99.79602
- State record #
- 1006102684
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beardslee 'B' 1 | 15-135-22763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Foxfire Expl. |
| Miner 4 | 15-135-20610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Beardslee 'A' 1 | 15-135-22750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Foxfire Expl. |
| Miner 2 | 15-135-20379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Luebbers 1-18 | 15-135-25789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Matthews-Stieben Unit 1 | 15-135-25286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.