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
- Wells operated
- 2,248
- Active
- 940
- States
- CA, IL, KS, KY, MI, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanover-Pasternak Comm 1 | 16-121-01067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Wiser Oil Co |
| Shackleford Heirs 1 | 16-013-00301 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Wiser Oil Co |
| Browning, Larry Et Al Lb-4 | 16-013-00667 | Active | Gas | Mammoth Resource, LLC |
| Equitable Production Co He-106 | 16-121-00838 | Other status | Other type | Daugherty Petroleum, Inc |
| Carroll, Billy Ray Et Al 1 | 16-013-00822 | Active | Oil | Vinland Energy Operations, LLC |
| Browning, Larry Et Al Lb-12 | 16-013-00729 | Active | Gas | Mammoth Resource, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.