API 16-031-01216OrphanedOther type well
O B Brown 15
Other type well in Butler County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown
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
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Plug date
Oct 10, 2025
Total depth
300 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-031-01216
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.11259, -86.85727
- State record #
- 155422
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14,644
- Active
- 2,816
- States
- AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow, Claude 1 | KY:12627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinton Brothers |
| Wynn, Dallard 2 | 16-141-00143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watkins, Sam H |
| Graham, Wayne 2 | 16-141-00018 | Active | Oil | Hunt Family Foundation, Inc |
| Winn, Dallard 3 | 16-141-00144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watkins, Sam H |
| Winn, Dallard 4 | 16-141-00077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watkins, Sam H |
| Winn, Dallard ? | 16-141-00216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watkins, Sam H |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.