API 16-009-00304OrphanedOil well
Key, Barlow 5
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
279 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00304
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Temple Hill South
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.86631, -85.82835
- State record #
- 73264
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner, Christine 1 | 16-171-00662 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
| Turner, R A 1 | 16-171-01784 | Other status | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
| Railey, Donnie 1 | 16-171-00590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hestand, Nebert |
| Lyon Brothers 1 | 16-171-01518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyon, Larry |
| Howard, Martin 1 | 16-171-01438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doyle, James T |
| Niehaus, Colemae 6 | 16-171-00514 | Other status | Other type | Barren River Oil & Gas, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.