API 16-177-00807OrphanedOil well
Campbell, L M A-8-O
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
Sep 24, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 19, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,685 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00807
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.18695, -87.14674
- State record #
- 2031135
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, J W 2 | 16-219-00287 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland Contracting Co |
| Unknown | KY:54716 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Yonts, Larry 1 | 16-177-01343 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Freshwater, Richard |
| Walker, Harvie 5 | 16-177-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Dayson, Robert L |
| Underwood, Lois 4 | 16-177-02072 | Orphaned | Other type | Canary, Louis |
| Strader, Jimmy 3 | 16-177-04228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blair, W Lynn |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.