API 16-177-00081OrphanedOil well
Baker, Orville 2
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Henderson Oil
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 17, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
981 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00081
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.12242, -87.03457
- State record #
- 2029907
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY, MS, MT, OK
- As filed
- HENDERSON OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory, John 1 | KY:12775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinton Brothers |
| Logsdon, W 2 | KY:12760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mitchell, S |
| Graham, Jewell 1 | 16-141-00147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hunt Family Foundation, Inc |
| Epley, C W 1 | 16-141-00284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Darrell |
| Noles, Rumsey 1 | KY:12776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcginley Brothers |
| Porter, Glenn 3 | 16-141-00033 | Active | Oil | Greathouse, Harold |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.