API 15-159-72287Plugged & abandonedOil well
White 'A' 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Feb 12, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 1, 1954
Plug date
Nov 1, 1967
Total depth
3,347 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-72287
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.26873, -97.94205
- State record #
- 1030452771
Operator
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-496 1 | 15-155-21774 | Other status | Other type | Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC |
| Wittorff 1 | 15-155-00228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dukelow 1 | 15-155-03136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Graber 1 | 15-155-20037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Equus Beds Eb 124 A | KS:1040724538 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Schradein 1 | KS:1005780123 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.