API 16-197-00065OrphanedOil well
Ashley, John M Heirs 3
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 1, 1981
Plug date
Apr 21, 2026
Total depth
1,086 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-197-00065
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Ashley
- County
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 37.74724, -83.73153
- State record #
- 16370
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamper Heirs 1 | 16-129-04807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Flesher Lease 70p | 16-129-04456 | Other status | Other type | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Newman Heirs 5 | 16-129-04810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Newman Heirs 1 | 16-129-04561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Tipton, D 11p | 16-129-01447 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Caudell, Luther Dean 2p | 16-129-01861 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.