API 16-125-00071OrphanedOil well
Benge, Veltie 1
Oil well in Laurel County, Kentucky · operated by Atha 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
Oct 14, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 27, 1965
Plug date
Oct 9, 2000
Total depth
3,645 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-125-00071
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Raccoon Mountain
- County
- Laurel
- Coordinates
- 37.15064, -83.96110
- State record #
- 11458
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- ATHA OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruner, John 1 | 16-125-00045 | Active | Gas | Ramco Oil & Gas Corp |
| Lundy, D H 1 | 16-125-00149 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | West Bay Expl Co |
| Jones, Matt 1 | 16-125-00139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ramco Oil & Gas Corp |
| Peters & Storms 1 | 16-125-00187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | V M & M Mining, Inc |
| Lucas, Fred 1 | 16-125-00184 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jenkins, Oliver |
| Asher, Kelly 1 | 16-125-00160 | Other status | Other type | Asher, Kelly |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.