API 16-183-01657OrphanedOil well
Wiggington, D W 1
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Ce Skiles
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
Jul 9, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 16, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,418 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01657
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.50203, -87.07485
- State record #
- 2032068
Operator
- Wells operated
- 106
- Active
- 25
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- C E SKILES, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Coal Co Et Al 58k31 | 16-183-02179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Refuge Exploration Co, Inc |
| Morris, R H 1 | 16-183-04005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver Dam Coal Co |
| Withrow, S E Heirs 1 | 16-183-04413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver Dam Coal Co |
| Martin Heirs 1 | 16-177-01294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chester Oil Co |
| Beaver Dam Coal Co Et Al 4-9k30 | 16-183-02183 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Refuge Exploration Co, Inc |
| Hess, Martha 2cu | 16-183-02333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Refuge Exploration Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.