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API 16-197-00137OrphanedOil well

Southfork Unit (Adams-Bishop) M9p

Oil well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Wright Energy

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

Sep 19, 1983

Plug date

Nov 1, 2022

Total depth

870 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-197-00137
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Irvine-Furnace Cons
County
Powell
Coordinates
37.76826, -83.80712
State record #
37395

Operator

Wright Energy

Wells operated
193
Active
15
States
KY
As filed
WRIGHT ENERGY CORP

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Flahaven Land Co K168516-129-04623Plugged & abandonedOilPreston Oil Co
Flahaven Land Co 7KY:74495ActiveOilNational Refining Co
Bryant, Nannie 2616-129-05578Other statusOther typeAmerican Natural Gas, Inc
Pendergrass, Chiles 216-129-03662ActiveOilCharmane Oil Corp
Pendegrass, D B Heirs 2p16-129-05674Other statusOther typeAmerican Natural Gas, Inc
Flahaven Land Co W716-129-01530Plugged & abandonedInjectionPreston Oil Co

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