API 16-169-02573ActiveOil well
Riddle, John 8
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Fortune Oil
Spud date
Feb 12, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 27, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
435 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-02573
- Status
- Active(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.00775, -85.60260
- State record #
- 2027886
Operator
- Wells operated
- 23
- Active
- 7
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY, UT, WY
- As filed
- FORTUNE OIL CO
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowles, Joe 3 | 16-169-03080 | Other status | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Fletcher, Grace 1 | 16-169-01286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Star Oil Corp |
| Blankenship, Corbett 1 | 16-169-00401 | Orphaned | Other type | Fort Knox Exploration Co |
| Wade, Edna 1 | 16-169-01406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
| Simpson, Lou Mae 4 | 16-169-00421 | Orphaned | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Bowles, Joe 4 | 16-169-00417 | Orphaned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.