API 16-153-00538OrphanedOil well
Montgomery, J 75x
Oil well in Magoffin County, Kentucky · operated by The Wiser Oil Co & Petroleum Exp
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
Jul 12, 1961
Plug date
Jul 23, 2020
Total depth
1,158 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-153-00538
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Magoffin
- Coordinates
- 37.79844, -83.02175
- State record #
- 2026866
Operator
The Wiser Oil Co & Petroleum Exp
- Wells operated
- 87
- Active
- 41
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens, J B 1 | 16-153-02766 | Other status | Other type | Slone Energy, LLC |
| Fletcher, Epp 3 | KY:86845 | Other status | Other type | Hayes Brothers Drilling Co |
| Fletcher, Clifford 1 | KY:86847 | Other status | Other type | Hayes Brothers Drilling Co |
| Conley, John & Candace 8 | 16-153-03682 | Other status | Other type | J D Carty Resources, LLC |
| Owens, C M 2 | KY:80727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Compton, Dave |
| Hoskins, D B & Mary Jdr-355 | 16-153-04109 | Active | Gas | J D Carty Resources, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.