API 16-045-00022OrphanedOil well
Wiles, Harold 3
Oil well in Casey County, Kentucky · operated by Prather Curtis M
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
Jun 23, 1981
Plug date
Mar 28, 2000
Total depth
1,490 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-045-00022
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Thomas Ridge West
- County
- Casey
- Coordinates
- 37.16509, -85.00616
- State record #
- 3043
Operator
- Wells operated
- 34
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- PRATHER, CURTIS M
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, Lonzo 1 | 16-207-01368 | Other status | Other type | Smith, Raymond |
| Bernard, G W 1 | KY:16847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mary Badgett Joint Venture |
| George, Geneva 1 | 16-207-00672 | Other status | Other type | Leonidas Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Mcqueary, Ronald 1 | 16-207-00537 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Kentucky Oil Co |
| Harris, Lillie 1 | 16-207-01175 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holman, D C |
| Mcbeath, Steve 1 | 16-207-00944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, O D |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.