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API 16-197-00325OrphanedGas well

Howell, Hershell 1a

Gas well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Stanton Drilling

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 31, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

850 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-197-00325
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Gas(GAS)
Field
Janet
County
Powell
Coordinates
37.79276, -83.78181
State record #
16466

Operator

Stanton Drilling

Wells operated
50
Active
1
States
KY
As filed
STANTON DRILLING CO, INC

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Well KY:USGSID:KY0016KY:USGSID:KY0016OrphanedUnknown

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