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API 16-217-00086OrphanedOil well

French, Emmett 11

Oil well in Taylor County, Kentucky · operated by Triangle 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

Jul 29, 1960

Plug date

Total depth

542 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-217-00086
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Taylor
Coordinates
37.41453, -85.45685
State record #
2037937

Operator

Triangle Oil

Wells operated
150
Active
27
States
CA, IL, KY, MT, OK
As filed
TRIANGLE OIL CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hodges Heirs 1-B16-087-01533ActiveOilSmith, Darrell
Beams, Frank 116-087-00992Plugged & abandonedOther typeMilby, W C
Turner, W C & H B 1716-087-00927Other statusOther typeTurner, M G & Co
Hodges, Willie 2KY:2014866Plugged & abandonedOther typeMerritt & Obanion
Edwards, O C 116-087-01024Other statusOther typeBeams, Charles E
Edwards, O C 116-087-01468Plugged & abandonedOilSuttles, Clyde

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