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API 16-197-00440OrphanedOil well

Townsend, J M 35

Oil well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Begley & Bush 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

Sep 24, 1962

Plug date

Total depth

1,006 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-197-00440
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Powell
Coordinates
37.75839, -83.73466
State record #
2037331

Operator

Begley & Bush Oil

Wells operated
17
Active
11
States
KY
As filed
BEGLEY & BUSH OIL CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Horn, Arnold 116-065-00871Plugged & abandonedOther typeDurbin, J M
Flahaven Lease 150p16-129-05487Other statusOther typePreston Oil Co
Flahaven Oil Co 107p16-129-01165Plugged & abandonedOilRavenna Oil Co, Inc
Spears, James H 216-129-05197Other statusOther typePreston Oil Co
South Flahaven 87p16-129-03304OrphanedOther typeHydrocarbon Res, Inc
Flahaven Lease 87w16-129-05452Other statusOther typePreston Oil Co

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