API 16-177-00540OrphanedOil well
Scott, Leland 3
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Petro 7
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 11, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,080 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00540
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Yeargins Chapel
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.21229, -87.30247
- State record #
- 30594
Operator
- Wells operated
- 357
- Active
- 9
- States
- KY
- As filed
- PETRO 7, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace, John 1 | 16-047-00142 | Orphaned | Other type | Shannon Oil Co, Inc |
| Hardison, Curtis 2 | 16-177-02543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James E |
| Hardison, A B 18 | KY:2029642 | Other status | Other type | Skiles & Mt Carmel Drilling Co |
| Hardison 23 | KY:2029648 | Other status | Other type | Mt Carmel Drilling Co & Skiles |
| Hill, Kenneth 6 | 16-177-00237 | Orphaned | Oil | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc |
| Drake, C O 1 | KY:89875 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ingle & Fletcher |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.