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API 16-047-00464OrphanedGas well

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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

Fossil Petroleum

Wells operated
17
Active
0
States
KY, WV
As filed
FOSSIL PETROLEUM CORP

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Draper, Albert 616-047-01118Plugged & abandonedOther typeKa-El Drilling Fund
Draper, Albert 616-047-02032Plugged & abandonedOther typeW W Pet Service, Inc
Grace, John & Carlos 116-047-01362Plugged & abandonedOther typePhillips, W B
Futtrell, Jesse 316-047-01339Other statusOther typeKa-El Drilling Fund
Powell, Rufus 116-047-01515Plugged & abandonedOther typeBadgett, Brown
Powell Brothers 116-047-00153Other statusOther typeSouthwest Kentucky O&g Corp

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.