API 16-115-00377OrphanedOil well
Wheeler, Joe 20
Oil well in Johnson County, Kentucky · operated by Ashland Oil & Refining
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 8, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
846 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-115-00377
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Keaton-Mazie Cons
- County
- Johnson
- Coordinates
- 37.99397, -82.95645
- State record #
- 36951
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,332
- Active
- 910
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NY
- As filed
- ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemaster, Hollie P4 | 16-115-01668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Highland Energy Corp |
| Vinson Heirs 2 | KY:43133 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Blanton, Henry 6 | KY:42965 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Moore, James 1 | KY:47775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Unknown | KY:49386 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Unknown 1559 | KY:46460 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.