API 16-047-00272OrphanedOil well
Lemmons, John 5
Oil well in Christian County, Kentucky · operated by Mason James H
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
Mar 28, 1984
Plug date
Oct 7, 2022
Total depth
930 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00272
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Dukes Ridge
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.06770, -87.29374
- State record #
- 48512
Operator
- Wells operated
- 43
- Active
- 13
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MASON, JAMES H
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rager, Raymond 1 | 16-219-00442 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvin, Oscar |
| Sims, Howard 1 | 16-219-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashley Oil Of Kentucky, Inc |
| Jordan, Jeffery 1 | 16-219-00405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lorado Oil, Inc |
| Higgins, Danny 1 | 16-219-00390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Jordan, Jeff & Velma 1comm | 16-219-00326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, Ronald H |
| Sims, Howard 1 | 16-219-00449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catlett, John |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.