API 16-009-00301OrphanedOil well
Brents, W M 1
Oil well in Barren 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
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
289 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00301
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.93290, -85.94724
- State record #
- 2001000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schleicher, Franz 2 | 16-009-01553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schleicher, Franz |
| Ellis, Ermin 1 | 16-009-02226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lowe, James F |
| Carter, W G 1 | 16-009-00707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richey, Whitney & Pyle |
| Carter, W G 2 | 16-009-02126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lowe, James F |
| Schleicher, Franz 1 | KY:64788 | Other status | Other type | Schleicher, Franz |
| Garst, Garland 1 | 16-009-00259 | Other status | Other type | Payne, Ralph |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.