API 16-149-01941Plugged & abandonedOil well
Atherton, Ollie 4
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Petroleum Exploration
Spud date
Apr 16, 1955
Drilling began
Completion
May 6, 1955
Plug date
Dec 27, 1988
Total depth
1,264 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-01941
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Maxwell West
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.56257, -87.06873
- State record #
- 90228
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,248
- Active
- 940
- States
- CA, IL, KS, KY, MI, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO, INC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley, John 1 | 16-149-03280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sargent, Walter |
| Beaver Dam Coal Co Et Al 816l31 | 16-183-02184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Refuge Exploration Co, Inc |
| Kirtley, John 1(2) | 16-149-01214 | Active | Oil | Sargent, Walter |
| Lile & Wickliffe, Inc 4 | 16-149-03325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Wiser Oil Co |
| Coke, B J 1 | 16-149-02040 | Other status | Other type | Ellis, J C |
| Coke, E J 1 | KY:73504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, J C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.