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API 16-159-00894OrphanedGas well

Dempsey Heirs 7

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

Drilling began

Completion

Dec 31, 1944

Plug date

Total depth

2,750 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-159-00894
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Gas(GAS)
Field
Big Sandy
County
Martin
Coordinates
37.85319, -82.46325
State record #
65448

Operator

Ware Drilling

Wells operated
228
Active
116
States
KY
As filed
WARE DRILLING CO, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mccoy, A H 871516-159-00064ActiveGasPenn-Virginia Resource Corp
Pocohontas Dev Corp 2336716-159-01106ActiveGasColumbia Natural Resources, Inc
Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 6361KY:66275ActiveGasUnited Fuel Gas Co
Blackburn, Foch 116-159-00017ActiveGasFriestad, Francis
Pocahontas Dev Corp (Mcgee, Wm) 914216-159-00791ActiveGasPenn-Virginia Resource Corp
Pocahontas Dev (Wm Mcgee Hrs Tr) 892016-159-00189ActiveGasPenn-Virginia Resource Corp

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