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API 16-129-03435OrphanedOil well

Eureka 343

Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Ashland Oil & Refining

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

Nov 25, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

1,024 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-129-03435
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lee
Coordinates
37.66694, -83.71085
State record #
2022515

Operator

Ashland Oil & Refining

Wells operated
3,332
Active
910
States
AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NY
As filed
ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bull Mountain 1w16-129-03743ActiveInjectionLee County Oil Co
Brandenburg Mineral Co Kl105916-129-04796Plugged & abandonedOther typeEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
Brandenburg Mineral Co Kl106716-129-03747Other statusOther typeEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
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

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