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API 16-025-00985ActiveOil well

Hounshell, Evans 1

Oil well in Breathitt County, Kentucky · operated by Preston Oil

Spud date

May 4, 1958

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 4, 1958

Plug date

Total depth

1,748 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-025-00985
Status
Active(state code: OIL)
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Shoulderblade
County
Breathitt
Coordinates
37.48438, -83.47622
State record #
75638

Operator

Preston Oil

Wells operated
556
Active
113
States
KY, LA, MI, OK, PA, UT
As filed
PRESTON OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Parker, J D 216-189-00153Other statusOther typeOhio Kentucky Oil Corporation
Parker, J D 116-189-00152Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Kentucky Oil Corporation
Harris, Lewis 1KY:85345Other statusOther typeMinter Oil & Gas Co
Baker, W N 1KY:75490Plugged & abandonedOther typeLongs Creek Oil Co
Davis, H F Heirs 216-025-00473OrphanedOther typeWolfe Creek Enterprise
Drake, T HKY:75969Plugged & abandonedOther typeBig Bird Oil & Gas Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.