API 16-233-00829OrphanedOil well
Ashby, Arthur 2
Oil well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Portis Rw
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
Jul 31, 1956
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 5, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,138 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-00829
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Sebree
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.61184, -87.52444
- State record #
- 59103
Operator
- Wells operated
- 70
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL, KY, MI
- As filed
- PORTIS, R W
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby, M H 1 | 16-107-01492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Co |
| Majors, Carl Estate 1 | KY:50796 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bander, Joe Et Al |
| Ashby Community 1 | 16-107-01481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vandenbark, Inc |
| Blue, W S 5 | 16-107-00213 | Active | Oil | Tartan Oil Co |
| Blue, William S 5 | 16-107-02741 | Active | Oil | Hydrocarbon Inv, Inc |
| Blue, Jack & Nannie 1 | 16-107-01558 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, Charles C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.