API 16-009-00309OrphanedOil well
Smith, David Jr 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
371 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00309
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Temple Hill South
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.86754, -85.83160
- State record #
- 73269
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Brown, Susie 1 | 16-171-01066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
| Wheat, Roy A 1 | 16-171-01850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Falese, Floyd & Thomas |
| Niehaus, Colemae 5 | 16-171-00077 | Other status | Other type | Barren River Oil & Gas, Inc |
| Lyons, Ernest 1s | 16-171-01522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cone Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.