API 16-227-03993OrphanedOil well
Oliver, Rufus K Bg-4
Oil well in Warren County, Kentucky · operated by Bg Independent 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
Oct 9, 2006
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 13, 2006
Plug date
Jun 24, 2025
Total depth
1,190 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-227-03993
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Warren
- Coordinates
- 37.08405, -86.40782
- State record #
- 129948
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- B G INDEPENDENT OIL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, James 1 | 16-227-01792 | Other status | Other type | Universal Oil Co |
| Goolesby, Ted & Sharon Goolesby #1 | 16-227-04740 | Other status | Other type | Wildcat Exploration, LLC |
| Taylor, Carlos 1 | 16-227-00882 | Active | Oil | Tri-City Oil, Inc |
| Lowe, Donald R 1 | 16-227-03389 | Other status | Other type | Howard, W D |
| Giorgio, James Michael 1 | 16-227-04431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jth Capital Group, LLC |
| Hunt, Jack 1 | 16-227-03308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pittman, T R |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.