API 16-177-01709OrphanedOil well
Griese, Claude 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Sapp Russell
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.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
257 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01709
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.08873, -86.90188
- State record #
- 2030353
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL, KY, MI
- As filed
- SAPP, RUSSELL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boucher, George W 42 | KY:102544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green Coal Co |
| Yewell, Yolanda 1 | 16-141-00185 | Other status | Other type | Baker, Charles Jr |
| White, Lloyd 2 | 16-141-00073 | Orphaned | Other type | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Yewell, Yolanda 1 | 16-141-00128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| White, Lloyd 1 | 16-141-00072 | Orphaned | Other type | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Yewell, Yolanda 2 | 16-141-00380 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watkins, Sam H |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.