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API 15-159-21019Plugged & abandonedOil well

Varney 1

Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Brown Operating

Spud date

Oct 7, 1980

Drilling began

Completion

Oct 15, 1980

Plug date

Mar 16, 1988

Total depth

3,856 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-159-21019
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Unnamed
County
Rice
Coordinates
38.29811, -98.03420
State record #
1006120057

Operator

Brown Operating

Wells operated
61
Active
0
States
KS, WY
As filed
Brown Operating Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gambee 115-159-00008Plugged & abandonedOther type
Mcfarland 1KS:1005776112Other statusOther type
Carey-Smith 115-159-00220Plugged & abandonedOther type
Russ 115-159-00440Plugged & abandonedOther type
C. R. Frederick 215-159-06625Plugged & abandonedOil
Robert Trotter 115-159-05497Other statusOther type

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.