API 16-115-01693Plugged & abandonedGas well
Spears, John W 5538
Gas well in Johnson County, Kentucky · operated by Kentucky West Virginia Gas
Spud date
Jun 10, 1944
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 3, 1944
Plug date
May 17, 1979
Total depth
2,465 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-115-01693
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS)
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Big Sandy
- County
- Johnson
- Coordinates
- 37.74817, -82.66879
- State record #
- 71821
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,645
- Active
- 2,935
- States
- KY
- As filed
- KENTUCKY WEST VIRGINIA GAS CO
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| Equitable Production Company 567315 | 16-071-02686 | Active | Gas | Eqt Production Company |
| Stephens, Claiborn 24 | 16-071-02862 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Warix, Caroline 1 | 16-071-00460 | Active | Gas | Lowe, Grover |
| Lyons, Mae 2 | 16-195-02962 | Active | Gas | Penn-Virginia Oil & Gas Corp |
| Stephens, John 1 | 16-071-00459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lowe, Grover |
| Harris, Newt P 6491 | 16-071-02226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.