API 16-129-03557OrphanedOil well
Wheeler, Marvin 1
Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Beacon 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
Jul 24, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 10, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,464 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-129-03557
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Primrose
- County
- Lee
- Coordinates
- 37.60132, -83.60612
- State record #
- 79665
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 0
- States
- CA, KY
- As filed
- BEACON OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Joseph 1 | 16-189-00144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eastern Interior Oil Co |
| Johnson, Arthur 1 | 16-025-00996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ceslan Oil Co |
| Campbell, Nannie J 1 | KY:78729 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barnes, Ray & Gus Lowry |
| Bowman, Sim & Stella 1 | 16-189-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B & B Oil Co |
| Bowman, Sim & Stella Farm 2 2 | 16-189-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B & B Oil Co |
| Bowman, Benny 2 | 16-189-00103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bowman, Benny C Dba Bcd Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.