API 16-009-00306OrphanedOil well
Lowery, Melvin 2
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by James E Smith Drilling
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
384 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00306
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Temple Hill South
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.85917, -85.83639
- State record #
- 65421
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- JAMES E SMITH DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods, Grady 1 | 16-171-01829 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Theroit, Van O |
| Woods, Grady 1 | 16-171-01828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Theriot, Van O |
| Bailey, J C M020 | 16-171-00695 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Joseph Minerals Co |
| Turner, Richard 1 | 16-171-00285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rigney, F L |
| Woods, Grady 2 | 16-171-01827 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Theriot, Van O |
| Turner, Christine (Tr 2) 1 | 16-171-00664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.