API 16-233-01960Plugged & abandonedOther type well
Melton, W E 1
Other type well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Portis Rw
Spud date
Oct 1, 1956
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 7, 1956
Plug date
Oct 8, 1956
Total depth
1,890 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-01960
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: D&A)
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- Field
- Poole
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.58859, -87.61547
- State record #
- 61490
Operator
- Wells operated
- 70
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL, KY, MI
- As filed
- PORTIS, R W
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winstead, Frank 1 | 16-233-02227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Skiles Oil Co, Inc |
| Melton, James T 2 | 16-233-01203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Vandenbark, Inc |
| Riley, H C 1 | 16-233-02059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beeson, Richard W |
| Brown, J V 2 | 16-107-01617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Browning, Iley B & Sons |
| Taylor, L 1 | 16-233-02161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Wiser Oil Co |
| Owens, Chester & Cyril Winstead 1 | 16-233-01983 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.