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API 16-177-00520OrphanedOil well

Wells, S R & Don Williams 5

Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Baker Charles Jr

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

Jul 10, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

964 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-177-00520
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
New Cypress
County
Muhlenberg
Coordinates
37.24428, -87.25487
State record #
24032

Operator

Baker Charles Jr

Wells operated
39
Active
4
States
KY
As filed
BAKER, CHARLES JR

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Rogers Heirs 2a16-177-02296Plugged & abandonedOther typeBlack Tower Oil & Gas, Inc
Peterson, C A 116-177-04075Plugged & abandonedOther typeSkiles Oil Co, Inc
Bard Heirs & Rogers Heirs (Min) 1a16-177-02292ActiveOilBlack Tower Oil & Gas, Inc
Phillips, Herbert 516-177-02470Plugged & abandonedOther typeRickard, William
Cornette, Euel Mrs 116-177-03531Plugged & abandonedInjectionHardy, Mccombs
Cornette, L B 116-177-00696Other statusOther typeGreat American Resources, Inc

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