API 16-001-00574OrphanedOil well
Melson, Eugene 2
Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Gator 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 10, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,832 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-001-00574
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Harvey Ridge
- County
- Adair
- Coordinates
- 36.95764, -85.29392
- State record #
- 181
Operator
- Wells operated
- 268
- Active
- 77
- States
- IL, KY, LA, MS, OK
- As filed
- GATOR OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford, Bud 6 | 16-057-06349 | Other status | Other type | Parrish, Joe Ray |
| Radford, Raymond 1 | 16-057-00979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wooley, David |
| Dyer, Cecil Hall 2 | 16-057-07226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sunset Energy, LLC |
| Teal, Adron Jt5 | 16-057-01415 | Other status | Other type | J T Energy Management, Inc |
| Anderson, Harlan & Barb 2 | 16-057-02709 | Other status | Other type | Aldo Enterprises, Inc |
| Radford, Allen Et Al 1 | 16-057-02647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Riddle Contractor |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.