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API 16-177-01229OrphanedOil well

Crafton, H L 2

Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Basin Drilling

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

Jun 6, 1961

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 7, 1961

Plug date

Total depth

1,960 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-177-01229
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
New Cypress
County
Muhlenberg
Coordinates
37.23571, -87.24450
State record #
25335

Operator

Basin Drilling

Wells operated
189
Active
46
States
IL, KY
As filed
BASIN DRILLING CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
White-Gilman-Cisney 116-177-04388Plugged & abandonedOther typeWilson, Buel
Oates, L 1KY:2004830Plugged & abandonedOther typeBailey, W Et Al
Davis, Kenneth 1116-047-00841Other statusOther typeImperial Drilling Co, Inc
Miller, Fletcher 216-177-04563Plugged & abandonedOther typeLone Star Oil & Gas, Inc
Putty, W H 116-047-00500Other statusOther typeDrake, Truman W
Simpson, G L 4116-177-04188Plugged & abandonedOilMcintosh, Luther

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