API 15-135-21441Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wittman 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 25, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 2, 1978
Plug date
Feb 11, 1987
Total depth
4,388 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-21441
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Schaben
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.32574, -99.70153
- State record #
- 1006099639
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes 1 | 15-083-20922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Eakin 1 | 15-083-10212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Sieverling 2 | 15-083-20318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mack Energy Co. |
| Blount 7 | 15-083-23244 | Active | Injection | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Thompson 1 | 15-083-20108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Lazora 1 | 15-083-21547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hess Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.