API 15-159-20172Plugged & abandonedOil well
Yeakel A 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Oct 22, 1968
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 31, 1968
Plug date
Jun 29, 1988
Total depth
3,417 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-20172
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Fitzpatrick
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.18466, -98.23729
- State record #
- 1006118516
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley 3 | 15-155-20701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Hill B 1 | 15-155-20673 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Six-D Exploration, LLC |
| Harley 1 | 15-155-20614 | Active | Gas | Vamco Operations |
| Arlen 1-9 | 15-155-21500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Falcon Exploration, Inc. |
| Lavielle 1 | 15-155-20471 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | JFW, Inc. |
| Mitzner 1 | 15-155-01018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Falcon Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.