API 16-233-02259Plugged & abandonedOil well
Powell-Melton 7
Oil well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Portis Rw
Spud date
Apr 20, 1960
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 24, 1960
Plug date
Oct 31, 1961
Total depth
1,940 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-02259
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Wanamaker
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.59189, -87.64846
- State record #
- 58205
Operator
- Wells operated
- 70
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL, KY, MI
- As filed
- PORTIS, R W
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumpus, E C 1 | 16-233-01692 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Preston & Phillips |
| Brown, William 1 | 16-233-01284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc |
| Bumpus Heirs 3 | 16-233-01030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vandenbark, Inc |
| Brown, William 1 | 16-233-01689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Engle, George S |
| Melton, Willie 1 | 16-233-01961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Portis, R W |
| Oakley, Vaneta 1 | 16-233-01975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ken-Tex Oil Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.