API 16-009-00472OrphanedOil well
Byrd, Luther 1
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by Tellus Energy Group
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
Nov 20, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 22, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
360 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00472
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Lecta
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.99939, -85.85408
- State record #
- 65364
Operator
- Wells operated
- 5
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- TELLUS ENERGY GROUP, LTD
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Joe 1 | KY:73282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Obele, Edward M Sr |
| Norris, M A 1 | KY:84229 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hawks, Jeff |
| Kingery, W Mitchell 1 | 16-009-02417 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
| Allen, Joe W 1 | 16-009-01000 | Other status | Other type | Nix, John C Jr |
| Capps, Carson 1 | 16-009-02122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quasar, Inc |
| Frantz, Melvin 1 | 16-169-00410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simmons, Harold Dba Simmons Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.