API 16-047-00697OrphanedOil well
Young, W H Unit 12
Oil well in Christian County, Kentucky · operated by Mar Shan Oil
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
Nov 4, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 30, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
784 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00697
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.10224, -87.34232
- State record #
- 2004854
Operator
- Wells operated
- 70
- Active
- 18
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MAR-SHAN OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers, R U 1 | 16-047-01488 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Law, David |
| Myers, Francis 1 | 16-047-00523 | Orphaned | Other type | L & L Drilling Co |
| Pryor, James B 2 | 16-047-01520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kirkman & Cavanah |
| Pryor, J B 2 | 16-047-01519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | RICHARDSON, M H (Bolin, Frank) |
| Word 1 | KY:2003600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson-Word & Wells |
| Pryor, J B 1 | 16-047-01521 | Other status | Other type | Cavanah, Charles C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.