API 16-177-01254OrphanedOil well
Smith, Johnnie 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Boggess Rs
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
Mar 7, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 29, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
559 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01254
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.09661, -86.92112
- State record #
- 2030211
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 6
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BOGGESS, R S INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham, Clyde 1 | 16-141-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Grass Exploration Co |
| Puckett, Alton 1 | 16-141-00165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watts, James R |
| Gorham, Clyde 2 | 16-141-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Grass Exploration Co |
| Kenner, Leland 1701 | 16-141-00189 | Other status | Other type | Stetson Oil, Inc |
| Vincent, Jesse 1 | 16-141-00366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas-U T I |
| Sweatt, Dennis 1 | KY:12646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calina Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.