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API 16-089-00005OrphanedOil well

Howard, David 1

Oil well in Greenup County, Kentucky · operated by Kentucky Drilling

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

Apr 12, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

1,525 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-089-00005
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Oldtown
County
Greenup
Coordinates
38.42918, -82.89483
State record #
22791

Operator

Kentucky Drilling

Wells operated
18
Active
10
States
KY
As filed
KENTUCKY DRILLING, INC

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bennett Heirs 10KY:2954ActiveGasMccool & O'Brien
Inland Gas Co, Inc 321KY:2955Plugged & abandonedOther typeInland Gas Co, Inc
Bennett Heirs 5KY:2953ActiveGasMccool & O'Brien
Unknown K43KY:75699Plugged & abandonedOther typeInland Gas Co, Inc
Burton, Aaron 1KY:2922Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrowning, Iley B
Bennett Heirs 11KY:2927ActiveGasMccool & O'Brien

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