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API 16-059-00876OrphanedOil well

Payne, Maude A-12-W

Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Ambrose B Sterling

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

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 26, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

1,912 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-059-00876
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
West Louisville
County
Daviess
Coordinates
37.69387, -87.28886
State record #
79086

Operator

Ambrose B Sterling

Wells operated
488
Active
165
States
KY
As filed
AMBROSE, B STERLING

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ford, M H 216-149-02971Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith, Donald B
Ford, M H 216-149-02973Other statusOther typeSmith, Donald B
Nalley, W S And Sue 116-149-02137Other statusOther typeReynolds & Vincent
Whitaker, H 1KY:2024030Plugged & abandonedOther typeCameron, W Etal
Harris, Edward 616-149-01682Plugged & abandonedOther typeHercules Petroleum Co, Inc
Harris Edward 516-149-01680Plugged & abandonedOther typeHercules Petroleum Co, Inc

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