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API 16-217-00066OrphanedOil well

Wilson, Buford 13

Oil well in Taylor County, Kentucky · operated by Blue Cap 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 2, 1960

Plug date

Total depth

1,447 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-217-00066
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Greensburg
County
Taylor
Coordinates
37.37378, -85.48141
State record #
17021

Operator

Blue Cap Oil

Wells operated
12
Active
2
States
KY
As filed
BLUE CAP OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hawthorne, Robert 11416-087-02436Plugged & abandonedOilCbc Drilling, LLC
Davenport, Doyle 116-087-00421Plugged & abandonedOther typeSuttles, Clyde
Cowherd, Colby 25KY:3001322Other statusOther typeAshland & Stouder
Davenport, Doyle 216-087-01424Plugged & abandonedOther typeSuttles, Clyde
Hawthorne, Eddie Gale 10616-087-02411Other statusOther typeCbc Drilling, LLC
Ennis, E C Jr 116-087-01996Plugged & abandonedOther typeMccurdy, O W

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