API 16-177-01666OrphanedOil well
Gates, Clifton D 5
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 11, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,177 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01666
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Weir West
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.12244, -87.22844
- State record #
- 38741
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker, James 1 | 16-047-01136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, Ronald H |
| Mitchell, James E & Edward W 2 | 16-219-00426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Johnston, Jeff 4a | 16-219-00543 | Other status | Other type | Hilltopper Energy, LLC |
| Tucker, James 1 | 16-047-01018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Sky Oil Co |
| Johnston, Jeff 3 | 16-219-00518 | Other status | Other type | Ky USA Energy, Inc |
| Tucker, James 1 | 16-047-00298 | Other status | Other type | Bolin, Frank |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.