API 16-177-04684OrphanedOther type well
Shearn Coal Co 2
Other type well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Phillips Petroleum
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
May 17, 1939
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 5, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,650 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-04684
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.17932, -87.00196
- State record #
- 2031333
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,654
- Active
- 36
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, UT, WY
- As filed
- PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcpherson, Bill 1 | 16-219-00086 | Active | Gas | Sullivan, Chester |
| Bradley, Neil W 1 | 16-141-00259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pioneer Oil Company, Inc |
| Goodman, Dora G2 | 16-141-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jacobus, Robert H |
| Wells, Rufus 2b | 16-177-00725 | Orphaned | Gas | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Mcpherson 1 | KY:12720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sapp, Russell |
| Johnson, Wendall 1 | 16-141-00310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goad, Paul |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.