API 16-197-00093OrphanedOil well
Miller-Prewitt-Goff Heirs 'D' 2-17
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
Jul 28, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,060 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-197-00093
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Big Sinking
- County
- Powell
- Coordinates
- 37.72229, -83.70730
- State record #
- 16434
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sipple, J B ? | 16-129-06541 | Other status | Other type | Melcher-Atkins Oil Co Ltd |
| Sipple-Luxon 25a | 16-129-00486 | Active | Oil | Striser Petroleum, Inc |
| Sipple, J B 17 | 16-129-04022 | Active | Oil | Melcher-Atkins Oil Co |
| Sipple & Luxon 30a | 16-129-00307 | Active | Oil | Striser Petroleum, Inc |
| Sipple-Luxon 24a | 16-129-00487 | Active | Oil | Striser Petroleum, Inc |
| Sipple-Luxon 23a | 16-129-00488 | Active | Oil | Striser Petroleum, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.