API 16-047-00464OrphanedGas well
Erkelitian 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
Jan 12, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 16, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,121 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00464
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.05006, -87.38347
- State record #
- 2004170
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper, Albert 6 | 16-047-01118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ka-El Drilling Fund |
| Draper, Albert 6 | 16-047-02032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | W W Pet Service, Inc |
| Grace, John & Carlos 1 | 16-047-01362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips, W B |
| Futtrell, Jesse 3 | 16-047-01339 | Other status | Other type | Ka-El Drilling Fund |
| Powell, Rufus 1 | 16-047-01515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Badgett, Brown |
| Powell Brothers 1 | 16-047-00153 | Other status | Other type | Southwest Kentucky O&g Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.