API 16-149-01258OrphanedOil well
Howard 1
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Sossamon Earl
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
Mar 24, 1960
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 26, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,576 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-01258
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.52748, -87.12097
- State record #
- 2024459
Operator
- Wells operated
- 43
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SOSSAMON, EARL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson, Lee 1 | KY:15371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sargent, Walter |
| Simmerman, Winifred 1 | 16-183-04538 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sargent, Walter |
| Kirtley, H K 2 | 16-149-03278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schoonmaker, George C |
| Hammack, J C 1 | 16-149-03040 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Oilfield Research, Inc |
| Thomas, John 1 | 16-149-02350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oilfield Research, Inc |
| Brown, Rena 1 (2) | KY:72409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Producers Pipeline Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.