API 16-047-00016OrphanedGas well
Clark, J V 2
Gas well in Christian County, Kentucky · operated by Fossil Petroleum
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
Oct 31, 1978
Plug date
Jan 12, 2023
Total depth
2,310 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00016
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Clark
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.05232, -87.40418
- State record #
- 26547
Operator
- Wells operated
- 17
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY, WV
- As filed
- FOSSIL PETROLEUM CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meacham, T E Estate 1 | 16-047-01167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, Ronald H |
| Powell, Clifford 1 | 16-047-01047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Debenedetto, Ronald P |
| Powell, Billy 1 | 16-047-00106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | H & F Petroleum, Inc |
| Rufus, Powell 6a | 16-047-00311 | Orphaned | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, Rufus 6 | 16-047-00947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, James 1 | 16-047-00130 | Active | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.