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API 16-129-03950OrphanedOil well

Lutes, Herbert O-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

Jul 1, 1963

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 16, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

1,445 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-129-03950
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Walker Creek Cons
County
Lee
Coordinates
37.63681, -83.60905
State record #
106585

Operator

Skiles Oil

Wells operated
596
Active
49
States
CO, IL, KY, WY
As filed
SKILES OIL CO, INC

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Johnson, Clayborn 116-129-05228ActiveOilPatrick, James F
Abshear, Mabel 216-189-00065Other statusOther typeKentucky-Tenn Exploration Co Inc
Crawford, Breck 1KY:75482Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown
Terry, Boone 116-025-01076Plugged & abandonedOther typeHi-Knob Oil Co
Brandenburg, Joel 116-189-00119Plugged & abandonedOther typeSipple, C J & Co
Terry, Charles Estate 116-025-00622Plugged & abandonedOther typeJubilee, Inc

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