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API 16-087-01001OrphanedOil well

Gupton, Lizzie Heirs 16b

Oil well in Green County, Kentucky · operated by Viking Petroleum

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

May 21, 1973

Plug date

Total depth

518 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-087-01001
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Green
Coordinates
37.20750, -85.55426
State record #
2014400

Operator

Viking Petroleum

Wells operated
48
Active
0
States
CO, KS, KY, WY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Kentucky Mapping ProjectKY:2028339Plugged & abandonedOther typeKgs & Usgs
Tucker, Jason Douglas 116-169-04328Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarswell Enterprises, Inc.
Perkins, Michael 116-169-00166ActiveGasBaxter Oil Well Drilling Co, Inc
Rosson, J A 1KY:1216ActiveOilGulf Oil Co, Inc
Burris, Leon 1r16-001-03447Other statusOther typeRick-Rod Oil Company, Inc
Blaydes, Rollin 316-169-03055Plugged & abandonedOther typeSeneff Oil Co

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