API 16-177-01664OrphanedOil well
Gates, Clifton D 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 28, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,162 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01664
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Weir West
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.12069, -87.22743
- State record #
- 34456
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meacham, W O 1 | 16-047-00906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Young, J B |
| Shelton, Arlett 1 | 16-219-00447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, T R |
| Powell, Victor & Ronald 1 | 16-219-00320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bl-Air Rotary Drilling |
| Sullivan, Oscar 1 | KY:54769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | James T Norris Drilling Co |
| Pepper, A 1 | KY:54733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rehn, E E |
| Johnson, Hershel 2 | KY:58994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Copley, M |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.