API 16-177-02117OrphanedOil well
Lile, W T 27
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Walker Sam G
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, 1965
Plug date
Jul 17, 1965
Total depth
728 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-02117
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.10993, -87.28402
- State record #
- 2028984
Operator
- Wells operated
- 37
- Active
- 7
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- WALKER, SAM G
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrie, Jack 1 | 16-219-00221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James E |
| Combs, R 1 | KY:54677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mt Carmel Drilling Co |
| Harrison, William 1 | 16-047-01372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sanders-Thoureen, Inc |
| Harrison, William 1 | 16-047-01371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nally, Joseph L |
| Harrison, L O 1 | 16-047-01370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sanders-Thoureen, Inc |
| Russell, Dr Leroy 1 | 16-047-01528 | Other status | Other type | Nally, Joseph L |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.