API 16-177-02234OrphanedOil well
Prowse, I Spencer 17
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Ashland Oil & Refining
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
Nov 17, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
864 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-02234
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hardeson Cons
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.11957, -87.31262
- State record #
- 25432
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,332
- Active
- 910
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NY
- As filed
- ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins, Thomas 1 | 16-047-00828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swinney Brothers |
| Meacham, E M Heirs 1 | 16-047-00312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sullivan, Chester |
| Shelton, Arlett 1 | KY:54775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lacy Et Al |
| Elkins, J T 1 | 16-047-00107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H & F Petroleum, Inc |
| Meacham, E M Heirs 2 | 16-047-00313 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sullivan, Chester |
| Meacham, W O 1 | 16-047-00906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Young, J B |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.