API 15-137-18172Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wiltrout 8
Oil well in Norton County, Kansas · operated by Rp Nixon Operations
Spud date
Aug 10, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 21, 1959
Plug date
Sep 18, 2003
Total depth
3,671 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-137-18172
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ray West
- County
- Norton
- Coordinates
- 39.58635, -99.66744
- State record #
- 1029101480
Operator
- Wells operated
- 294
- Active
- 67
- States
- KS
- As filed
- R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Billips 1 | 15-065-22472 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Wiens 'A' 1 | 15-163-23877 | Active | Oil | Jaspar Co. |
| Wiens 1 | 15-163-22530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Viking Resources, Inc |
| Wiens 2 | 15-163-22544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black Diamond Oil, Inc. |
| Ridgley 1 | 15-065-00221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Ridgley 1 | 15-065-30152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.