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API 16-121-01745OrphanedGas well

Gibson, E M 1

Gas well in Knox County, Kentucky · operated by Petroleum Exploration

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

Mar 21, 1949

Drilling began

Completion

May 12, 1949

Plug date

Total depth

2,246 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-121-01745
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Gas(GAS)
Field
Artemus-Himyar Cons
County
Knox
Coordinates
36.83946, -83.76923
State record #
84649

Operator

Petroleum Exploration

Wells operated
2,248
Active
940
States
CA, IL, KS, KY, MI, NM, OK, WY
As filed
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Vanover-Pasternak Comm 116-121-01067Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Wiser Oil Co
Shackleford Heirs 116-013-00301Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Wiser Oil Co
Browning, Larry Et Al Lb-416-013-00667ActiveGasMammoth Resource, LLC
Equitable Production Co He-10616-121-00838Other statusOther typeDaugherty Petroleum, Inc
Carroll, Billy Ray Et Al 116-013-00822ActiveOilVinland Energy Operations, LLC
Browning, Larry Et Al Lb-1216-013-00729ActiveGasMammoth Resource, LLC

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