API 16-233-00541Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melton, J L 2
Oil well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Cherry Aw
Spud date
Mar 2, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 7, 1953
Plug date
Jun 21, 2002
Total depth
1,885 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-00541
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Poole
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.60499, -87.62583
- State record #
- 60260
Operator
- Wells operated
- 33
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KY, WY
- As filed
- CHERRY, A W
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winstead, Ray 1 | KY:56835 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Browning, Iley B & Sons |
| Keller, Earl 1 | 16-233-01883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quisenberry, Gene |
| Gardner, Hobart & Lillian 2 | 16-233-01812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Browning, Iley B & Sons |
| Riddle, Maggie 1 | 16-233-01371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Corum, Otto |
| Sizemore 2 | KY:55439 | Active | Oil | Engle, George S |
| Townsend, B R 1 | 16-233-01333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sullivan, Chester |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.