API 16-057-00272OrphanedOil well
Murphy, Don 5
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by United Oil Producers
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
Aug 13, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
660 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00272
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bow Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.75061, -85.35047
- State record #
- 22235
Operator
- Wells operated
- 46
- Active
- 3
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle, Richard 18 | 16-057-06455 | Other status | Other type | Parrish, Robert |
| Riddle, Richard 19 | 16-057-06457 | Other status | Other type | Parrish, Robert |
| Spears, Russell 1 | 16-057-01233 | Active | Oil | Wetzel, Eluira E |
| Meier, Albert 3 | 16-057-06065 | Other status | Other type | Micon Exploration, Ltd |
| Singer, Noel 14-2 | 16-057-04104 | Other status | Other type | Pioneer Petroleum Co |
| Spears, Russell 3 | 16-057-01235 | Active | Oil | Wetzel, Eluira E |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.