API 16-031-00346OrphanedOil well
Lemons, John W 9
Oil well in Christian County, Kentucky · operated by Ryan Oil
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
Feb 16, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
736 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-031-00346
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.07255, -87.30091
- State record #
- 2004326
Operator
- Wells operated
- 778
- Active
- 133
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, PA, WY
- As filed
- RYAN OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winn, Dallard 7 | 16-047-00510 | Orphaned | Oil | White, Charles |
| Vowell, Peggy 7 | 16-047-01578 | Other status | Other type | Becker Oil Co |
| Tucker, Raymond 1 | 16-047-01576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Becker Oil Co |
| Gamble, J 1 | KY:2003608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lacy, W F |
| Vowell, Peggy 6 | 16-047-01577 | Other status | Other type | Becker Oil Co |
| Tucker, H 1 | KY:54670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Temple Drilling Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.