API 16-001-00027OrphanedOil well
Wooten, Verner J 1
Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Smith James E
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.
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Drilling began
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Total depth
1,569 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-001-00027
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Gradyville East
- County
- Adair
- Coordinates
- 37.03827, -85.37365
- State record #
- 760
Operator
- Wells operated
- 218
- Active
- 17
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SMITH, JAMES E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benet, Harry 3 | 16-057-05112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Benet, Harry |
| Baker, R T S-5 | 16-057-04650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coomer, Mitchell |
| Baker, R T S-4 | 16-057-04649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coomer, Mitchell |
| Bledsoe, George 1 | 16-057-05120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rogpex, Inc |
| Woody, James S & Sammy Blair 9 | 16-057-02508 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woody, James S & Sammy Blair |
| Woody, James S & Sammy Blair 9 | 16-057-02162 | Active | Oil | Woody, James S & Sammy Blair |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.