API 16-129-03356OrphanedOil well
Lutes,edwin Heirs 1
Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Skiles 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
Nov 19, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 6, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,490 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-129-03356
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Walker Creek Cons
- County
- Lee
- Coordinates
- 37.63589, -83.61140
- State record #
- 106584
Operator
- Wells operated
- 596
- Active
- 49
- States
- CO, IL, KY, WY
- As filed
- SKILES OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absher, Mabel 1 | 16-189-00064 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kentucky-Tenn Exploration Co Inc |
| Johnson, Clayborn 1 | 16-129-05228 | Active | Oil | Patrick, James F |
| Abshear, Mabel 2 | 16-189-00065 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky-Tenn Exploration Co Inc |
| Crawford, Breck 1 | KY:75482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Terry, Boone 1 | 16-025-01076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hi-Knob Oil Co |
| Brandenburg, Joel 1 | 16-189-00119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sipple, C J & Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.