API 16-177-01665OrphanedOil well
Gates, Clifton D 8
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
Nov 10, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,199 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01665
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Weir West
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.12193, -87.22604
- State record #
- 38740
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinney, Willie 2 | 16-047-00929 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H & F Petroleum, Inc |
| Coffey, Ida 1 | 16-047-00028 | Other status | Other type | Golden West Oil Company |
| Sears 1 | KY:54803 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morburger, Charles |
| Mitchell, James E & Edward W 1 | 16-219-00425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Cook, Woodson 1 | 16-047-01286 | Other status | Other type | Kessler'S Ltd, Inc |
| Tucker, James 1 | 16-047-01136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, Ronald H |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.