API 16-009-00405OrphanedOil well
Federal Land Bank 4a
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by G & H 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
Jul 25, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 27, 1985
Plug date
Mar 17, 2026
Total depth
900 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00405
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Stovall
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 37.05527, -86.00413
- State record #
- 59345
Operator
- Wells operated
- 235
- Active
- 45
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcguire, James 1 | 16-009-02477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jewell, Garner M |
| Tarry, Dennis W 1 | 16-009-01659 | Other status | Other type | Stidham, William J |
| Butler, Howard 2 | 16-009-01331 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bonterre Resources, Inc |
| Tobin 1 | KY:2001185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hawks, Jeff |
| Morris, Joe 5 | 16-009-02510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jewell, Garner M |
| Witt, B C 1 | 16-009-00246 | Orphaned | Oil | Petro 7, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.