API 16-177-01700OrphanedOil well
Mcgehee, Hazel 2
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Ryan 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
Jul 31, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
696 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01700
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.05532, -87.13196
- State record #
- 2028588
Operator
- Wells operated
- 778
- Active
- 133
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, PA, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger-Jones 3 | KY:54690 | Other status | Other type | Yunker, Milton & Associates |
| Rager, Lilburn 1 | 16-219-00215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Unknown | KY:12620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Simms, Howard 1 | 16-219-00036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Hall, H 1 | KY:54705 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haley & Ware Et Al |
| Unknown | KY:12619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.