Who operates Drake, P Y 55?

Drake, P Y 55 (API 16-197-00464) is operated by Faulkner Drilling Co according to the Kentucky regulator's registry.

Is Drake, P Y 55 plugged or still active?

Drake, P Y 55 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Drake, P Y 55 located?

Drake, P Y 55 is in Powell County, Kentucky at 37.75947, -83.70631.

API 16-197-00464OrphanedOil well

Drake, P Y 55

Oil well in Powell County, Kentucky · operated by Faulkner 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

May 31, 1976

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 3, 1976

Plug date

—

Total depth

846 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 16-197-00464
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type: Oil(O&G)
County: Powell
Coordinates: 37.75947, -83.70631
State record #: 2037637

Operator

Faulkner Drilling

Wells operated: 44
Active: 0
States: KY
As filed: FAULKNER DRILLING CO

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Duty, W S Jr 4	16-129-00407	Active	Oil	Walker, David L
Unknown Unknown	16-129-06237	Orphaned	Other type	Unknown
Flahaven Lease 156p	16-129-05491	Other status	Other type	Preston Oil Co
South Flahaven (Us Forest Serv) 85p	16-129-03302	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Hydrocarbon Res Inc
Flahaven Land Co 5	16-129-04907	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Unknown
Davis, Sallie 36	KY:78380	Active	Oil	Superior Oil Corp

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.