API 16-009-00768OrphanedOil well
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Oil well in Barren County, Kentucky · operated by Southern Exploration
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 6, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
575 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-009-00768
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Oil City Cons
- County
- Barren
- Coordinates
- 37.02707, -85.97680
- State record #
- 2081
Operator
- Wells operated
- 87
- Active
- 8
- States
- CA, KY
- As filed
- SOUTHERN EXPLORATION CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfro, Herman 4 | 16-009-00599 | Active | Oil | Jewell, Garner M |
| Britt, Allie T 6 | 16-009-00453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chrystal Energy, Inc |
| Renfro, Herman 5 | KY:84585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jewell, Garner M |
| Starr, Russell Dr 5 | 16-009-00602 | Active | Oil | Jewell, Garner M |
| Woodson Heirs 8 | 16-009-02539 | Other status | Other type | Pritchard, Bert |
| Lyons, Roger 4 | 16-009-01257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Voris Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.