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API 16-001-00171OrphanedOil well

Strange, J W 1

Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Peth Drilling

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

Aug 25, 1977

Plug date

Total depth

1,725 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-001-00171
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Gradyville East Cons
County
Adair
Coordinates
37.03032, -85.37812
State record #
839

Operator

Peth Drilling

Wells operated
3
Active
0
States
KY
As filed
PETH DRILLING CO, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gibson, Charles & Wilbur 116-057-02751Plugged & abandonedOther typeAmandaville Enterprises, Ltd
Benet, Harry 116-057-05110Plugged & abandonedOther typeBenet, Harry
Baker, R T Heirs 1316-057-01889Plugged & abandonedOilCoomer, Mitchell
Strange, Keith 116-057-02344Plugged & abandonedOther typeReliford, Jimmy
Lacy, Robbie 2616-057-04521Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Kentucky Oil Corporation
Lacy, Robbie 116-057-00327ActiveOilOhio Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc

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