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API 16-137-00057OrphanedOil well

Sowders, W R 13

Oil well in Lincoln County, Kentucky · operated by Pyle Earl & Sons

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

Plug date

Total depth

334 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-137-00057
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lincoln
Coordinates
37.44096, -84.67983
State record #
2023345

Operator

Pyle Earl & Sons

Wells operated
12
Active
2
States
KY
As filed
PYLE, EARL & SONS, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Smith, Raymond 1KY:3286Plugged & abandonedOther typeDelta Oil Corp
Elliott, Emory 1KY:68402Plugged & abandonedOther typeSunrise Oil Co
Bruner, George 1-VKY:2023188ActiveGasHuffaker, George
Yocum, Carl 1KY:2044791Other statusOther typeMaybrier, Charles Etal
Greer, Victor 116-137-00167Plugged & abandonedOther typeHuffaker, George
Snow, Sallie A 116-045-00396Plugged & abandonedOther typeAtwood, Earnest

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