API 16-177-02147OrphanedOil well
Crick Linville 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Wilson Buel
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
Dec 9, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
827 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-02147
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.13305, -87.20809
- State record #
- 2029565
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- WILSON, BUEL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons, Dickie & Jack Petrie 1 | 16-219-00266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Hawken, James 1 | 16-219-00137 | Orphaned | Other type | Petro 7, Inc |
| Gorham, Joe 2 | 16-219-00375 | Other status | Other type | Mechalke, Joe D |
| Sweeney, Leslie 1 | 16-047-01121 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Caldwell Energy Resources, Inc |
| Willis, J C 5 | 16-047-01205 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perrigo, John M |
| Lear, W J 1 | KY:54802 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morburger, Charles |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.