API 16-009-00303OrphanedOil well
Key, Barlow 4
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
255 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00303
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Temple Hill South
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.86425, -85.82818
- State record #
- 73265
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shirley, J R 4 | 16-171-01703 | Active | Oil | Cally, James J |
| Bailey, J C Ba-4 | 16-009-01606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Joseph Minerals Co |
| Lyon, Orby 1 | 16-171-01519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyon, Larry |
| Wax, W R 1 | 16-171-01846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Falese, Floyd & Thomas |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.