API 16-009-00723OrphanedOil well
Smith, Russell 2
Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by Schock De
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
Oct 28, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 29, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
412 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00723
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 36.98208, -85.94347
- State record #
- 2001159
Operator
- Wells operated
- 33
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- SCHOCK, D E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Henry 2 | 16-009-00308 | Orphaned | Gas | Smith, James E |
| Elmore, Dale 1 | 16-009-02232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sweitzer, Linwood J & Son |
| Key, Barlow 2r | 16-009-02400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rutherford, L S |
| Key, Ruby 2 | 16-009-02409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Steffey, John E |
| Smith, James L 1 | 16-009-01354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Smith, Jimmy & Ollie Weaver 1 | KY:1760 | Other status | Other type | Pedigo, James C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.