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API 16-183-04961OrphanedOther type well

W J Matthews 5

Other type well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown

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

Plug date

Total depth

300 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-183-04961
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Other type(LOC)
County
Ohio
Coordinates
37.67670, -86.67732
State record #
157235

Operator

Unknown

Wells operated
14,644
Active
2,816
States
AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Huff, Olan D 116-183-01595Plugged & abandonedOther typeInklebarger Drilling Co
Shain, C R 1KY:70905Plugged & abandonedOther typeBaker, Harold
Fentress, William 116-183-00845Plugged & abandonedOilAbel, Arthur Patrick
Fenn Brothers 1KY:2033497ActiveOilCoy Oil Co
Lewis, Tom 116-183-00719Plugged & abandonedOilBrown, Robert R
Daniels, Henry 3-O16-183-01159Plugged & abandonedOilLittle Five Oil Co

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