API 15-135-21598Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wittman B 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 26, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 13, 1979
Plug date
Oct 16, 1990
Total depth
4,380 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-21598
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Schaben
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.32525, -99.70615
- State record #
- 1006099936
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown 1 | 15-083-20604 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Brown 1 | 15-083-20605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Five Star Farm 2 | 15-083-21119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | General Atlantic Resources, Inc. |
| Five Star Farm 1 | 15-083-20649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Crockett 1 | 15-083-20239 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wieland 'I' 1 | 15-083-20224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.