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API 16-059-07165OrphanedOil well

Kurz, Joe 1

Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Vail J & Muth

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

Sep 3, 1949

Drilling began

Completion

Oct 27, 1949

Plug date

Total depth

1,119 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-059-07165
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Griffith
County
Daviess
Coordinates
37.80279, -87.18835
State record #
25605

Operator

Vail J & Muth

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
KY
As filed
VAIL, J & MUTH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Sutherland Water Flood 716-059-06438Other statusOther typeSinclair Oil & Gas Co
Ballard Brothers 116-059-01344Plugged & abandonedOilBussing Construction Co
Thompson, W G 116-059-06154Plugged & abandonedOther typeBussing Construction Co
Mulligan, J H 1KY:2010041Plugged & abandonedOther typeMiller & Shiarella
Payne, J E (Dr) 1KY:2010042Plugged & abandonedOther typeEllis, J C
Cravens-Greenwood 1KY:2009778Plugged & abandonedOther typeEllis, J C

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