API 16-003-01681Plugged & abandonedOil well
Shields, Earl 1
Oil well in Allen County, Kentucky · operated by Newsom Franklin
Spud date
Aug 2, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 21, 1976
Plug date
Sep 8, 1978
Total depth
402 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-003-01681
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Allen
- Coordinates
- 36.84469, -86.17297
- State record #
- 2000663
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 12
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, FRANKLIN
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen & Boling 5 | 16-003-01937 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Hunt, J R 1a | 16-003-00967 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ebers, Michael L |
| Morgan, Sarah F 1 | 16-003-00892 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ebers, Michael L |
| Marion, Carl 3 | 16-003-01524 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marcrum, W E |
| Perdue, Hugh 1b | 16-003-00121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bidney, Robert P |
| Pardue, Hugh 2 | 16-003-01600 | Active | Oil | Sky Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.