API 15-159-04505Plugged & abandonedOil well
West 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jul 9, 1930
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 28, 1930
Plug date
Feb 8, 1938
Total depth
3,351 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04505
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29744, -98.43922
- State record #
- 1001282971
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf 2 | 15-185-70459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Wolf 2 | 15-185-19469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Fair 1 | 15-159-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Whooping Crane 2 | 15-185-21734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petq, Inc. |
| Whooping Crane 1 | 15-185-21399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | General Oil Company, Inc. |
| Whooping Crane 'A' 1 | 15-185-22423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | General Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.