API 16-177-01706OrphanedOil well
Skipworth, Frank 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
Feb 11, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 30, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
524 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01706
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.05037, -87.14801
- State record #
- 2028556
Operator
- Wells operated
- 778
- Active
- 133
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, PA, WY
- As filed
- RYAN OIL COMPANY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett, E 1 | KY:54706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cullen, R A |
| Rager, Raymond Mrs 1 | KY:27919 | Other status | Other type | Kessler'S Ltd, Inc |
| Rager, Raymond Mrs 1 | KY:84281 | Other status | Other type | Kessler'S Ltd, Inc |
| Duvall, Edna 1 | 16-219-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Duvall, Charles & Edna 1 | 16-219-00250 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harris, Jack W |
| Smith, Neal 3 | 16-219-00267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Grass Exploration Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.