API 16-213-00071OrphanedOil well
Rosdeutscher, Howard 1
Oil well in Simpson County, Kentucky · operated by West Star 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
Dec 28, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
228 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-213-00071
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Flat Rock Cons
- County
- Simpson
- Coordinates
- 36.67371, -86.54495
- State record #
- 44836
Operator
- Wells operated
- 67
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- WEST STAR OIL CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Wendell 1 | 16-213-00324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grewe, Arthur |
| Denning, Hugh & Mike 1a | 16-213-00045 | Orphaned | Other type | Sentinel Land Co |
| Vaughn, David 2 | 16-213-00110 | Orphaned | Other type | Mid States Energy, Inc |
| Vaughn, Davis 1 | 16-213-00106 | Orphaned | Other type | Mid States Energy, Inc |
| Vaughn, David 3 | 16-213-00352 | Other status | Other type | Mid States Energy, Inc |
| Vaughn, David 4 | 16-213-00353 | Other status | Other type | Mid States Energy, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.