API 16-177-01670OrphanedOil well
Groves, Arthur 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Sullivan Chester
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
Aug 3, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,019 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01670
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.20194, -87.30614
- State record #
- 2030635
Operator
- Wells operated
- 216
- Active
- 30
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SULLIVAN, CHESTER
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hight, Mayes (Mrs) | KY:2004267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Shrader, L 20 | KY:2004506 | Active | Oil | Callas, M Et Al |
| Jordan, A 2 | 16-047-01971 | Active | Oil | Rowe & Wickliffe |
| Jordon, C 3 | KY:2003893 | Other status | Other type | Piper Drilling Co |
| Sharber, J C 1 | KY:2004084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil Co |
| Jordan-Manire, Joe W24 | KY:2003894 | Other status | Other type | Ken-Apex |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.