API 16-057-01014OrphanedOther type well
Melton, Elmer 7
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 15, 1991
Total depth
1,600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-01014
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: IA)
- Type
- Other type(IA)
- Field
- Bow Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.74443, -85.38046
- State record #
- 71429
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Day Adventist Church 5 | 16-057-03434 | Other status | Other type | Marks, Milton |
| Spears, Guy 1 | 16-171-00112 | Active | Oil | Turner, Arlis |
| Spear, Ella Mae 1 | 16-171-02150 | Active | Oil | Carver, Sammy |
| Meier, Albert 3 | 16-057-00310 | Active | Oil | Micon Exploration, Ltd |
| Spear, Guy 2 | 16-171-00115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sleeth Operating Co |
| Spears, Charley Et Al 1 | 16-057-02955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Severe, Bobby D |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.