API 16-057-01015OrphanedOther type well
Melton, Elmer 17
Other type well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Volunteer Drilling
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
Jun 22, 1983
Plug date
Oct 14, 1991
Total depth
1,600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-01015
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: IA)
- Type
- Other type(IA)
- Field
- Tanbark Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.74539, -85.37985
- State record #
- 71425
Operator
- Wells operated
- 87
- Active
- 6
- States
- KY
- As filed
- VOLUNTEER DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roach, Truman 1 | 16-057-06469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cone Oil Co, Inc |
| Stevens, W T 1 | 16-171-00138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beck, George |
| Watson, Earl 1 | 16-057-06833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midwest Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Scott, Ocie V 2 | 16-057-02035 | Active | Gas | Cardinal Oil & Gas Co |
| Key, Glee 2 | 16-057-03374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Radford, William Bud |
| Seventh Day Adventist Church 2 | 16-057-00756 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marks, Milton |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.