API 16-051-00150OrphanedGas well
Ball, J H 1
Gas well in Clay County, Kentucky · operated by Petroleum Exploration
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
Aug 24, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 5, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,346 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-051-00150
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Burning Springs Cons
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 37.29267, -83.77982
- State record #
- 80530
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,248
- Active
- 940
- States
- CA, IL, KS, KY, MI, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Manchester 1 | 16-051-01320 | Active | Gas | City Of Manchester |
| Jackson, George Jr 1 | 16-051-00824 | Active | Gas | Smith, Alan S |
| Dobson, Justice 1 | 16-051-00289 | Active | Gas | Evans, George |
| Potter, N C Heirs 1 | 16-051-00514 | Active | Gas | Kennco Gas, Inc |
| Maricle, R Cletus Et Al 2 | 16-051-01158 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oak Energy Co |
| Bowling, Chester 1 | 16-051-01272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham-Michaelis Drilling Co Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.