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API 16-177-04996OrphanedOther type well

Wells, Shelby 1

Other type well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Baker Jr Charles

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

Mar 2, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

2,156 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-177-04996
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Other type(LOC)
County
Muhlenberg
Coordinates
37.24672, -87.25286
State record #
155339

Operator

Baker Jr Charles

Wells operated
2
Active
0
States
KY
As filed
BAKER JR, CHARLES

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gates, Herbert Mrs 316-177-02840Plugged & abandonedOther typeAshley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc
Wickliffe, E R & Sam Jarvis 216-177-02791Other statusOther typeVogler, John F
Holman, Duke 116-177-03759Plugged & abandonedOther typeDuke, Allan
Peterson, Lendil 416-177-02841Plugged & abandonedOther typeAshley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc
Prowse, Spencer 116-177-02880Plugged & abandonedOther typeSullivan Drilling
Jernigan, Charles 116-177-00590OrphanedGasAshley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc

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