API 16-009-00234OrphanedOil well
Payne, V J 1
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by Mcmeans Larry K
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 29, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
May 1, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
850 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00234
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Fairview Church
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 37.04236, -86.09690
- State record #
- 50830
Operator
- Wells operated
- 39
- Active
- 5
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MCMEANS, LARRY K
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button, Jim 1 | KY:70616 | Active | Oil | Carl & Spindler |
| Arterburn Farm 1a | 16-009-02747 | Other status | Other type | Arterburn, Jerry - Arterburn Farm |
| Holder, Eual 11 | 16-003-00334 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holder, Eual |
| Gillock, Willard 302-1 | KY:32958 | Other status | Other type | Getty Oil Co |
| Doty, Curtis W 1 | 16-009-01351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Heers, Harold 1 | 16-009-02317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.