API 16-177-01377OrphanedOil well
Wright, Ruth A 2
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Creek Oil
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
Oct 14, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 19, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,010 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01377
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- New Cypress
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.24579, -87.24192
- State record #
- 25338
Operator
- Wells operated
- 158
- Active
- 38
- States
- KY, MT, WY
- As filed
- CREEK OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wathen, John-White & Cisney A-11 | 16-177-04350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gholson, Wayne |
| Sharber, Isaac 3 | KY:2004739 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinton, L B |
| Mosley, H B 1 | KY:2004730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tipps, S |
| Mcdonald Et Al Comm 1 | 16-177-00915 | Orphaned | Gas | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Peterson, Lindel 2 | 16-177-00824 | Orphaned | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Wagner, Woodrow 3 | 16-047-00533 | Orphaned | Other type | L & L Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.