API 16-001-00009OrphanedOil well
Blades, Hazel 1
Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Monitor Petroleum
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
Mar 5, 1874
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 31, 1915
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,770 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-001-00009
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Gradyville East
- County
- Adair
- Coordinates
- 37.06261, -85.36899
- State record #
- 549
Operator
- Wells operated
- 96
- Active
- 8
- States
- AL, KY, MS, NY, WV
- As filed
- MONITOR PETROLEUM CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Owen 1 | 16-001-02936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Love, John H |
| Wisdom, James 1 | 16-001-02916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stick Harmon Drilling Co, Inc |
| Coomer, Travis (Petty Heirs) T3 | 16-001-04007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | S & C Drilling, Inc |
| Melson, Mitchelle 1 | 16-001-02452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Loy, George Jr |
| Goff, Pam Et Al 217 | 16-001-02140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pioneer Energies, Inc |
| Traylor, Noah C 1 | 16-001-01017 | Other status | Other type | Amandaville Enterprises, Ltd |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.