API 16-177-00272OrphanedOther type well
Mccauley, J W 1
Other type well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Hanley & Bird
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
May 11, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,007 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00272
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.16074, -87.16383
- State record #
- 2029737
Operator
- Wells operated
- 339
- Active
- 51
- States
- KY, NY, PA, WV, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corley, J M 8 | 16-047-00084 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Boggess 3 | 16-219-00176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vogler, John F |
| Boggess-Wells 1 | 16-219-00335 | Active | Oil | Lewis, Thomas |
| Combs, Bill 4 | 16-047-00113 | Other status | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Skipworth, Ray 1 | KY:54782 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Floyd & Bird |
| Hardison, Ewing (Pete) 6 | 16-047-00101 | Orphaned | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.