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API 16-129-01746OrphanedOil well

Jefferson 4-W

Oil well in Lee 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

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 7, 1965

Plug date

Jan 24, 2022

Total depth

1,206 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-129-01746
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lee
Coordinates
37.61318, -83.74015
State record #
2021209

Operator

Petroleum Exploration

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Marco Oil ?16-129-06609Other statusOther typeUnknown
Botner, George 1216-129-01383ActiveOilPetroleum Exploration Co
Marco Oil ?16-129-06597Other statusOther typeUnknown
Ross, William 1KY:105809Plugged & abandonedOther typePetroleum Exploration Co
Bruce Shouse 316-189-00202Other statusOther typeUnknown
Shouse, Bruce Farm Un16-189-00204Other statusOther typeUnknown

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