API 16-159-00274Plugged & abandonedOil well
Preece, C W 5239
Oil well in Martin County, Kentucky · operated by Kentucky West Virginia Gas
Spud date
Mar 25, 1938
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 15, 1938
Plug date
Nov 8, 1994
Total depth
1,413 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-159-00274
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Preece Dbs
- County
- Martin
- Coordinates
- 37.78164, -82.50091
- State record #
- 68268
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,645
- Active
- 2,935
- States
- KY
- As filed
- KENTUCKY WEST VIRGINIA GAS CO
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie, Eunice El3 | 16-195-01386 | Active | Gas | United Recoveries, Inc |
| Elkins, J B Et Al 2 | 16-195-05480 | Active | Gas | Devonian Resources, Inc |
| Taylor, J A 75-7 | 16-195-01456 | Active | Oil | Controlled Resources Oil & Gas |
| Pocahontas Development Corp 22011 | 16-195-01479 | Active | Gas | Columbia Natural Resources, Inc |
| Lowe, O B M Tract-P V R C Lease 8903 | 16-195-00384 | Active | Gas | Penn-Virginia Resource Corp |
| Morrison, Zetta 80-10 | 16-195-01134 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Controlled Resources Oil & Gas |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.