API 16-087-00260OrphanedOil well
Ward, J T 5
Oil well in Green County, Kentucky · operated by Miller Gale C
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 26, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 15, 1966
Plug date
Sep 23, 2020
Total depth
482 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-087-00260
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Green
- Coordinates
- 37.21961, -85.57213
- State record #
- 2014198
Operator
- Wells operated
- 25
- Active
- 8
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MILLER, GALE C
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes 3-? | 16-169-04005 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Finn, George T 1 | KY:2028338 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Batten, W A |
| Scott, Jack 1r | 16-169-03788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rick-Rod Oil Inc |
| Hensley, L O 1 | 16-169-01942 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tucker, Morris |
| Hensley, L O 2 | 16-169-01945 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tucker, Morris |
| Edwards, Tim 1 | 16-001-01356 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sperry, R J |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.