API 16-009-00770OrphanedOther type well
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Other type well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by Southern Exploration
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 12, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
545 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00770
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- Field
- Oil City
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 37.02830, -85.97567
- State record #
- 2082
Operator
- Wells operated
- 87
- Active
- 8
- States
- CA, KY
- As filed
- SOUTHERN EXPLORATION CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil, Danny & Marla Hb1 | 16-009-02859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H B Oil, Inc |
| Houchens, Murray 1 | 16-009-00579 | Orphaned | Other type | Hoskins, W B |
| Starr, Russell Dr 6 | KY:85034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jewell, Garner M |
| Woodson Heirs 7 | 16-009-02538 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pritchard, Bert |
| Whitley, G T 4 | KY:85033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jewell, Garner M |
| Unknown | KY:86998 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.