API 37-053-25181OrphanedOil well
John Kirch K1
Oil well in Forest County, Pennsylvania · operated by Wholey Petroleum
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
Aug 16, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-053-25181
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Forest
- Coordinates
- 41.58841, -79.49809
- State record #
- 053-25181
Operator
- Wells operated
- 27
- Active
- 6
- States
- PA
- As filed
- WHOLEY PETROLEUM LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaho 38x | 37-121-38491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quaker State Corp |
| Emil Bills 1 | 37-121-28100 | Active | Oil | S & T Svc & Supply Inc |
| Hammermill Paper Co 7 | 37-121-21265 | Active | Oil | New York Petro Min Corp |
| Proper Lerner 72q | 37-121-36219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beck James L |
| Eagle Rock (378) 30q | 37-121-34136 | Orphaned | Oil | Beck James L |
| Venango Exploration Inc 29 | 37-121-32784 | Active | Oil | Repasky Richard A |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.