API 15-159-01668Plugged & abandonedOil well
W. R. Ames 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Sep 20, 1938
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 18, 1938
Plug date
Sep 3, 2010
Total depth
3,244 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01668
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bloomer
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.52072, -98.47918
- State record #
- 1001280619
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanterman 1 | 15-009-23224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | K & N Petroleum, Inc. |
| Ahrens 1 | 15-009-01619 | Other status | Oil | — |
| Appleton 3 | 15-159-20370 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Zenith Drilling Corporation |
| Long 2-13 | 15-159-22638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Beck 1 | 15-009-14895 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Buckley 6-18 | 15-159-22647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.