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API 16-153-00507OrphanedOil well

Wheeler, Charles (Mrs R Caudill) O3

Oil well in Magoffin County, Kentucky · operated by Blackwell Zinc

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

Oct 12, 1960

Plug date

Total depth

1,077 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-153-00507
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Oil Springs
County
Magoffin
Coordinates
37.81937, -82.99747
State record #
48990

Operator

Blackwell Zinc

Wells operated
248
Active
155
States
KY
As filed
BLACKWELL ZINC CO, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Burning Fork, LLC Jh Arnett 10716-153-04827ActiveOilSlone Energy, LLC
Burning Fork LLC J H Arnett 10716-153-04810Other statusOther typeSlone Energy, LLC
Arnett, Lula 116-153-03967ActiveGasBarrow Resources, LLC
Vanderpool, Bee 324KY:80850Plugged & abandonedGasInland Gas Co, Inc
Reed, Rondal Rr-516-153-04123Other statusOther typeP & J Resources, Inc
Mccarty, Edison 516-153-03505ActiveGasJ D Carty Resources, LLC

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