API 16-001-03475OrphanedOil well
Rupert, Gary & Paula 1
Oil well in Adair County, Kentucky · operated by Metcalfe County Oil & Gas
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
Apr 2, 2008
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 5, 2008
Plug date
Jul 9, 2025
Total depth
1,644 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-001-03475
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Adair
- Coordinates
- 37.03930, -85.42559
- State record #
- 135230
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- METCALFE COUNTY OIL & GAS, LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York, Fred 1 | 16-057-04550 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky Production Co, Inc |
| Smith, Roy & Kenneth Thrasher 2 | 16-057-06666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brady, Doug |
| Phelps, Millard 1 | 16-169-03559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheets, Oscar & Catherine |
| Lacy, Robbie 32 | 16-057-04569 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Woody, James S & Sammy Blair 7 | 16-057-02128 | Other status | Other type | Woody, James S & Sammy Blair |
| Lacey, Robbie 1b | 16-057-05905 | Other status | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.