API 16-183-01655OrphanedOil well
Sexton 5
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Skiles Ce
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
Aug 29, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 2, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
543 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01655
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.66040, -86.84533
- State record #
- 2035285
Operator
- Wells operated
- 378
- Active
- 56
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- SKILES, C E INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wink, Maurice 1 | 16-183-02792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watts, J R |
| Maden, Fred Et Al 2 | 16-183-04757 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watts, J R |
| Gray, L 4 | KY:2033870 | Other status | Other type | Amos, H C |
| Funk Heirs S1 | 16-183-00165 | Orphaned | Oil | Catalina Oil Co |
| Brey, Leland 5 | 16-183-03259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hobbs, Gene |
| Campbell, B F 1 | 16-183-03279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daugherty, Robert |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.