API 15-159-70185Plugged & abandonedOil well
Vera 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Val Energy
Spud date
May 12, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 13, 1963
Plug date
Dec 7, 1989
Total depth
3,388 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-70185
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lyons West
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.36048, -98.22224
- State record #
- 1001285055
Operator
- Wells operated
- 621
- Active
- 212
- States
- CO, KS, OK
- As filed
- Val Energy, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson 1 | 15-159-20742 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | McIntyre Oil & Gas |
| Frederick 1 | 15-159-30270 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Midway Operating Co. |
| Gibson 1 | 15-159-20809 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| R. W. Harrison 1-9 | 15-159-21311 | Other status | Other type | Gulfco Production, Inc. |
| Lipp 2 | 15-159-30088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lackey, Donna |
| Read 1 | 15-159-19374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.