API 16-153-04269OrphanedGas well
Salyers, Claude 1
Gas well in Magoffin County, Kentucky · operated by Smith Estill Et Al
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
Apr 25, 1949
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 30, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,343 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-153-04269
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Royalton
- County
- Magoffin
- Coordinates
- 37.69817, -83.03547
- State record #
- 80861
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 11
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SMITH, ESTILL ET AL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, E J 67 | 16-025-00134 | Active | Gas | Ashland Exploration, Inc |
| Howard, Sallie | 16-153-03369 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Howard, Sallie 1 | KY:74623 | Other status | Other type | Haines, C C |
| Howard, Sallie 3 | KY:74622 | Other status | Other type | Haines, C C |
| Evans, E J 26 | 16-025-00428 | Other status | Other type | United Carbon Co |
| Wireman, Basil (Arnold) 1 | 16-153-01014 | Active | Gas | Hunsaker Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.