API 16-177-01610OrphanedOil well
Jones, Morton 4
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Rowe Fred W
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 13, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 8, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,844 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01610
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Buck Knob
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.19386, -87.12250
- State record #
- 93400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 51
- Active
- 15
- States
- KY
- As filed
- ROWE, FRED W
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsley, Roy 2 | 16-177-03767 | Other status | Other type | Mcintosh, Russell |
| Mcpherson, Cleon 3l | 16-177-02553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lockyear, Eugene D |
| Bowers, Robert Jr 3l | 16-177-03420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lewis Oil Co |
| Bandy, Shelby 9 | 16-177-03189 | Active | Oil | Vogler Petroleum Co, Inc |
| Mcpherson, E M 1 | 16-177-02039 | Active | Oil | Surf Oil Co |
| Craft, A 1(2) | KY:2028402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Little Six Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.