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
- Wells operated
- 488
- Active
- 165
- States
- KY
- As filed
- AMBROSE, B STERLING
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, M H 2 | 16-149-02971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Donald B |
| Ford, M H 2 | 16-149-02973 | Other status | Other type | Smith, Donald B |
| Nalley, W S And Sue 1 | 16-149-02137 | Other status | Other type | Reynolds & Vincent |
| Whitaker, H 1 | KY:2024030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, W Etal |
| Harris, Edward 6 | 16-149-01682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc |
| Harris Edward 5 | 16-149-01680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.