API 16-047-00462OrphanedGas well
Barnes, David M 1
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
Feb 11, 1977
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 19, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
740 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00462
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.05485, -87.39469
- State record #
- 2004163
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, Rufus Heirs 1 | 16-047-00805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leaman, Harold Jr Land Trust #1 |
| Powell, Rufus 12 | 16-047-01516 | Other status | Other type | Badgett, Brown |
| Powell, Rufus 5 | 16-047-00178 | Orphaned | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, Rufus 4 | 16-047-00161 | Orphaned | Oil | Sullivan, Chester |
| Powell, James E 4 | 16-047-00160 | Other status | Other type | Southwest Kentucky O&g Corp |
| Powell, James 3 | 16-047-01988 | Active | Oil | W W Pet Service, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.