API 16-177-01498OrphanedOil well
Hill, Kenneth 2c
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Commonwealth 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
Mar 2, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 5, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
875 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01498
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hardeson
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.09447, -87.24743
- State record #
- 50211
Operator
- Wells operated
- 79
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- COMMONWEALTH DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rager, Ruby 2 | 16-219-00264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Davis, Kenneth P 3 | 16-047-01038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, Kenneth P |
| Shelton, Elwood Jr 1 | 16-047-00865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Pendley, Alfred E 1 | 16-219-00206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davenport, James |
| Winn, Melvin 2 | 16-219-00151 | Orphaned | Oil | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Johnson, James 1 | 16-047-00210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tulsa Exploration Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.