API 16-177-01329OrphanedOil well
Adkins, Howard 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Leighton Ro Bob
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
Mar 16, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,032 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01329
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Vernal Grove
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.21424, -87.27942
- State record #
- 15162
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LEIGHTON, R O (BOB)
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, Kenneth 4 | 16-177-03293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc |
| Chandler, E 4 | KY:2029096 | Active | Oil | Mt Carmel Drilling Co |
| Dukes, Wally 10 | 16-177-02048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harkins Exploration |
| Jackson, Lavoun 1 | 16-177-02787 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Wiser Oil Co |
| Mckinney Heirs (Min) L Cary 1 | 16-177-00407 | Orphaned | Oil | Landers Gas & Oil Co |
| Lemons, John W 1a | KY:18720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marhill Oil & Gas Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.