API 16-171-00051OrphanedGas well
Chappell Bros 1
Gas well in Monroe County, Kentucky · operated by Commonwealth 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
Feb 14, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,500 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-171-00051
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Otia
- County
- Monroe
- Coordinates
- 36.69122, -85.56445
- State record #
- 14575
Operator
- Wells operated
- 79
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- COMMONWEALTH DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-027-20172 | 41-027-20172 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-027-20480 | 41-027-20480 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-027-20478 | 41-027-20478 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Stephens, Joe 1 | 16-171-02198 | Other status | Other type | Van Lingen, Peter |
| Knight, George 3 | 16-171-00573 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bennett Petroleum Corp |
| Oakley, Robert 5 | 16-171-01593 | Other status | Other type | Holmes, Onis |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.