API 15-159-01981Plugged & abandonedOil well
Volkland 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Aug 21, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 17, 1948
Plug date
Jun 1, 1952
Total depth
3,257 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01981
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.43926, -98.34111
- State record #
- 1001280861
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schubert 1 | 15-159-35616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schubert 2 | 15-159-02741 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingsbury Petroleum Corp. |
| Schubert 1 | 15-159-06582 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Miner 1 | 15-159-00321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Kitsy 1 | 15-159-06602 | Other status | Oil | — |
| Bayer 4 | 15-159-20595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.