API 16-177-00562OrphanedOil well
Gates, Dee 4
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Lorado 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
Feb 3, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,237 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00562
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Weir West
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.12555, -87.22609
- State record #
- 26566
Operator
- Wells operated
- 124
- Active
- 9
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LORADO OIL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston, Jeff 2 | 16-219-00514 | Active | Gas | Ky USA Energy, Inc |
| Meacham 1 | KY:28597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dixie Oil & Gas Development Co |
| Cate, Grace 1 | 16-047-00905 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James E |
| Johnston, Jeff 2a | 16-219-00538 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hilltopper Energy, LLC |
| Sweeney, Kenny 1 | 16-047-01564 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sullivan, Chester |
| Meachem, Earnesteen & Lawton 1 | 16-047-01484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kessler'S Ltd, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.