API 16-009-00302OrphanedOil well
Key, Barlow 2
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
278 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00302
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Temple Hill South
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.86384, -85.83006
- State record #
- 73267
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley, J R & Lester 3-S | 16-171-01706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cally, James J |
| Lyons, Orbie 2 | 16-171-01912 | Orphaned | Other type | San Juan Pet Co |
| Lyons, Ernest 1h | 16-171-00761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hestand, Nebert |
| Shirley, Jesse & Lester 1w | 16-171-01705 | Other status | Other type | Cally, James J |
| Lyons, Ernest 1 | 16-171-00274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Paulter, T J (Goose Creek Oil) |
| Turner, Lester 1 | 16-171-01780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fykes, Charles |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.