API 16-159-00405OrphanedGas well
Branham, W R 1
Gas well in Martin County, Kentucky · operated by Prather Drilling & Producing
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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
2,588 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-159-00405
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Big Sandy
- County
- Martin
- Coordinates
- 37.90751, -82.55248
- State record #
- 67759
Operator
- Wells operated
- 42
- Active
- 11
- States
- KY
- As filed
- PRATHER DRILLING & PRODUCING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preece, C W 5245 | 16-159-00956 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Pauley, Amy 7 | 16-159-00892 | Other status | Other type | Hobbs, Columbus Agent |
| Pauley, Amy 7 | KY:65588 | Active | Oil | Ware Drilling Co, Inc |
| Cornett, Albert Heirs Hall-93 | 16-159-01576 | Other status | Other type | Hall, Leonard |
| Clark, Blaine 2 | 16-159-01189 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ware Drilling Co, Inc |
| Cassady, Nancy Jane 1270 | 16-159-01253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Virginian Gasoline & Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.