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API 16-101-04462OrphanedOil well

Powell, C H 1

Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Carter Oil

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

Jul 10, 1946

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 29, 1946

Plug date

Total depth

2,705 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-101-04462
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Poole
County
Henderson
Coordinates
37.69320, -87.59362
State record #
107536

Operator

Carter Oil

Wells operated
2,966
Active
324
States
AR, CO, IL, KY, MI, MS, MT, ND, UT, WY
As filed
CARTER OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Dacy-Ogelsby 116-233-01761Plugged & abandonedOther typeFulk, Perry
Dacy-Ogelsby 116-233-01760Plugged & abandonedOther typeGregory, Owen
Jenkins, Sallie V 1KY:61456Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrowning, Iley B & Sons
Brown, William 116-233-01688Plugged & abandonedOther typeEngle, George S
Brown, E S 116-233-01006Plugged & abandonedOther typeSkiles Oil Co, Inc
Burton, W W Heirs 116-233-01696Plugged & abandonedOther typeYater Oil Corp

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