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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

Phillips Petroleum

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mcpherson, Bill 116-219-00086ActiveGasSullivan, Chester
Bradley, Neil W 116-141-00259Plugged & abandonedOther typePioneer Oil Company, Inc
Goodman, Dora G216-141-00014Plugged & abandonedOther typeJacobus, Robert H
Wells, Rufus 2b16-177-00725OrphanedGasBaker, Charles Jr
Mcpherson 1KY:12720Plugged & abandonedOther typeSapp, Russell
Johnson, Wendall 116-141-00310Plugged & abandonedOther typeGoad, Paul

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.