API 16-197-00063OrphanedOil well
Ashley, John M Heirs 1
Oil well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Sun Oil
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
Dec 2, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,178 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-197-00063
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Ashley
- County
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 37.74349, -83.73133
- State record #
- 16368
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,944
- Active
- 221
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KY, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- SUN OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderpool, Alex 5p | 16-129-01491 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Tipton, D 2p | 16-129-01381 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Bailey, Harold 0001 | 16-129-02261 | Active | Oil | Rexplore, Koil & Concord Drlg |
| Oliver, Larry 6p | 16-129-01681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Oliver, Larry 7p | 16-129-01683 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Unknown Unknown | 16-129-06135 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.