API 16-227-01649OrphanedOil well
Potter Brothers 8
Oil well in Warren 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
Nov 20, 1984
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 23, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,026 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-227-01649
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Rockfield Cons
- County
- Warren
- Coordinates
- 36.89952, -86.55023
- State record #
- 44850
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henson, Elvis 1 | 16-213-00266 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, W Rinehart |
| Mayes, Dolie 1 | 16-213-00201 | Other status | Other type | Nix, John C Jr |
| Swindel, Eugene 2 | 16-213-00056 | Orphaned | Oil | Bryco Industries, Inc |
| Swindle, Eugene 5 | 16-213-00189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nix, John C Jr |
| Swindel, Eugene 4 | 16-213-00060 | Orphaned | Oil | Bryco Industries, Inc |
| Vanderau 1 | 16-153-02670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashby & Houston |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.