API 16-177-00473OrphanedOil well
Butler, Jim 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Blue Sky 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
Nov 6, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
753 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00473
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Rosewood South
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.08313, -87.11358
- State record #
- 35445
Operator
- Wells operated
- 92
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BLUE SKY OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, John B 2 | 16-219-00464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ware, W E |
| Thompson, John 1 | 16-219-00463 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ware, W E |
| Edwards, Howell 1 | 16-219-00370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bivins, R E |
| Lack, Jimmy 1 | 16-219-00412 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| White, Lloyd 1 | 16-141-00123 | Other status | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Harris, Homer H 1 | KY:29457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davidson, M J |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.