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API 16-129-01939OrphanedOil well

Eureka (102591) 386

Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Ashland 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

Aug 8, 1984

Plug date

Total depth

1,035 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-129-01939
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Big Sinking
County
Lee
Coordinates
37.66826, -83.70475
State record #
42317

Operator

Ashland Exploration

Wells operated
1,253
Active
687
States
AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, WY
As filed
ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Lyons, F A Jr 116-129-05599Other statusOther typeJone & Dyer
Fox, Cecil 116-129-05494Other statusOther typeKincaid, Cecil
Gourley, G W 1-985KY:2020679Other statusOther typePetroleum Exploration Co
Congleton Brothers 316-129-03784ActiveGasOmni Oil, Inc
Lee Co Land Trust Lease 216-129-01935Plugged & abandonedOther typeMidland East Energy Corp
Cooper, Hubert 116-129-05293Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Wiser Oil Co

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