API 15-159-02021Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wesseler 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Northstar Investments
Spud date
Jun 24, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 16, 1952
Plug date
Aug 13, 2017
Total depth
3,157 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02021
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Orth
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.44817, -98.40741
- State record #
- 1001280890
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Northstar Investments, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panning 1-10 | 15-009-25059 | Active | Oil | MAD Operators LLC |
| F. Panning 'A' 3 | 15-009-14454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Nicholas 1 | 15-009-19572 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Nicholas 5 | 15-009-19575 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Chevron USA, Inc. |
| Isern 'A' 3 | 15-009-14519 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Bayer 4 | 15-159-01444 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.