API 16-177-01740OrphanedOil well
Fee 16
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Shearn Coal Phillips
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
Sep 26, 1956
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 20, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,625 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-01740
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.17715, -86.99914
- State record #
- 2031385
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SHEARN COAL-PHILLIPS
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desper, T J 1 | 16-141-00282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Spidel, Mickey |
| Brown, J W 1 | KY:12789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grayson & Lehman |
| Wells, Rufus 1b | 16-177-00622 | Orphaned | Gas | Baker, Charles Jr |
| King, Wayne 1 | 16-219-00270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sullivan, Chester |
| Lake Malone Development Corp A2 | 16-177-00977 | Other status | Other type | Duke, Allan |
| Dockins, E 1 | KY:12698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mt Carmel Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.