API 16-009-00406OrphanedOil well
Federal Land Bank 3a
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by G & H 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.
Spud date
Jul 31, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1985
Plug date
Mar 11, 2026
Total depth
885 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00406
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Stovall
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 37.05461, -86.00275
- State record #
- 59344
Operator
- Wells operated
- 235
- Active
- 45
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toms, Leroy 3a | 16-009-00240 | Orphaned | Oil | Goff, Terry W |
| Shelton, Romie & Gerald 1 | 16-009-01108 | Other status | Other type | United Oil Producers |
| Elliott, Bobby 1 | 16-009-01311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holder, John Eual Jr |
| Simmons, Harrison 2 | KY:68613 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, H A |
| Robinson, William Et Al 1 | 16-009-01724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yeager Oil & Gas Exploration |
| Glass, Henry 1 | 16-009-01969 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Travis, Dorman |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.