API 16-177-01662OrphanedOil well
Whitson, Murray 3
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Lorado 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
Sep 8, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 10, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,070 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01662
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Rosewood South
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.07674, -87.15086
- State record #
- 85753
Operator
- Wells operated
- 124
- Active
- 9
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LORADO OIL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Co & Odessa Johnson 1 | 16-141-00138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Stovall, John 1 | 16-219-00296 | Orphaned | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Nelson Co Of Ky 2 | 16-141-00120 | Other status | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Stoval, John A 1 | 16-219-00180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ka-El Drilling Fund |
| Stovall, John A 2 | 16-219-00181 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ka-El Drilling Fund |
| Stone, John 5 | 16-219-00260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.