API 16-159-00369OrphanedGas well
Muncy, Virgie Heirs 2
Gas well in Martin County, Kentucky · operated by Ware Drilling
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
Sep 12, 1868
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 13, 2038
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,992 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-159-00369
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Big Sandy
- County
- Martin
- Coordinates
- 37.73626, -82.49555
- State record #
- 66256
Operator
- Wells operated
- 228
- Active
- 116
- States
- KY
- As filed
- WARE DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, David 6381 | 16-195-01248 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Smith, David 6381 | 16-195-01247 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Maynard, John 5905 | 16-195-01016 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| E K P C (J H Lowe) Kf888 | 16-195-00269 | Active | Gas | Eastern Kentucky Production Co |
| Vicars, J W 5331 | 16-195-03324 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Buffalo Development (Law Heirs) 4-145 | 16-195-04414 | Active | Gas | Eastern States Oil & Gas, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.