API 16-025-00462OrphanedOil well
Deaton, J Wise 1
Oil well in Breathitt County, Kentucky · operated by Walters Jt
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
Sep 8, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 31, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,413 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-025-00462
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Lawson
- County
- Breathitt
- Coordinates
- 37.59384, -83.42547
- State record #
- 75538
Operator
- Wells operated
- 20
- Active
- 9
- States
- KY
- As filed
- WALTERS, J T
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong, Henry 1 | KY:76025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Ralph |
| Spicer, Belle 1 | 16-025-00368 | Orphaned | Other type | Prewitt, W W |
| Lloyd Owen Combs Et Al K2993 | 16-025-00615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Equtiable Resources Exploration |
| Terry, Lula 1 | 16-025-01077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | United Carbon Co |
| Hounshell, E C 1 | 16-025-01104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wagner, E J |
| Deaton, John Heirs V1577 | 16-025-00859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Preston Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.