API 16-177-04843OrphanedOil well
Mercer, W J 1
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Associated Drlg
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 12, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 11, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,909 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-04843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.24318, -87.23437
- State record #
- 2030717
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- ASSOCIATED DRLG CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergdorf, Paula 6 | 16-177-00564 | Orphaned | Oil | Petro 7, Inc |
| Nelson, Tommy 1 | 16-177-04647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Nelson, Tommy 2 | 16-177-04670 | Active | Oil | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Phillips, Lorene & Linda Kahn 2 | 16-177-02322 | Active | Oil | Tyewhoppety Energy Development |
| Bandy, Elmer 2 | 16-177-03348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis, T R |
| Prowse, I Spencer 21 | 16-177-00375 | Orphaned | Gas | Mar-Shan Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.