API 16-177-00802OrphanedOil well
Boggess, P L A7w
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Ambrose B Sterling
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
Nov 4, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 18, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,627 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00802
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.20403, -87.14140
- State record #
- 2031054
Operator
- Wells operated
- 488
- Active
- 165
- States
- KY
- As filed
- AMBROSE, B STERLING
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney, Elgan 1 | 16-177-02817 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swinney Brothers |
| Jackson, Lavoun 1 | 16-177-03801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Wells Heirs 8 | 16-177-00833 | Other status | Other type | Pioneer Exploration, Inc |
| Hardison, A B 4 | 16-177-00449 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Smith, James E |
| Hardison, A B 7 | 16-177-05239 | Other status | Other type | Unknown |
| Hardison, A B 7 | KY:2029634 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dyer, Bob |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.