API 16-025-00238OrphanedOil well
Anker, W J 1
Oil well in Breathitt County, Kentucky · operated by Lentz Rc
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
Jul 5, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,604 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-025-00238
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Wilhurst
- County
- Breathitt
- Coordinates
- 37.61717, -83.43479
- State record #
- 75385
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LENTZ, R C
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs, Bryan 1 | 16-025-00839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wines, Harry |
| Allen, G L 2 | 16-025-00802 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gray, Jack |
| Allen, Gobel Jr 1 | 16-025-01308 | Active | Oil | Kentucky River Resources, LLC |
| Allen, C L 1 | 16-025-00801 | Other status | Other type | Gray, Jack |
| Allen, G L 1 | 16-025-00024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gray, Jack |
| Allen, Gobel Jr 1 | 16-025-01245 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky River Resources, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.