API 16-197-00072OrphanedOil well
Ashley, John M Heirs 4
Oil well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Sun Exploration & Production
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
Mar 26, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
960 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-197-00072
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Ashley
- County
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 37.74540, -83.73586
- State record #
- 16376
Operator
- Wells operated
- 318
- Active
- 2
- States
- AL, CA, CO, KY, MS, ND, NM, WY
- As filed
- SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver, Gladys 3w | 16-129-01606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Tipton, D 8p | 16-129-01378 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Kincaid, Bud 22p | 16-129-01787 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Flesher Lease 72p | 16-129-04457 | Other status | Other type | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Lutes, Tom 2 | 16-129-05657 | Active | Oil | Triad Resources, Inc |
| Seale, Sam & Wilma S1 | 16-129-01428 | Active | Oil | Don Perkins & Associates, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.