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API 16-001-00035OrphanedOil well

Neat, Billy 3

Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Chappell James F Jr

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

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

1,599 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-001-00035
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Gradyville East
County
Adair
Coordinates
37.04227, -85.38182
State record #
708

Operator

Chappell James F Jr

Wells operated
20
Active
7
States
KY
As filed
CHAPPELL, JAMES F JR

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gibson, Wilbur 1r16-057-05646Plugged & abandonedOther typeNorris, Walter Keen
Harvey, Roger L 1a16-057-00153ActiveOilSouthern Exploration Co, Inc
Gibson, Wilbur 116-057-00293Plugged & abandonedOther typeKataja, T Y
Harvey, Roger Lee H-416-057-02045OrphanedOilBeard & Elam Inc
Lacy, Robbie 1416-057-03149Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc
Bledsoe, George 2KY:7550Plugged & abandonedOther typeSouthern Kentucky Oil Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.