API 16-025-00541OrphanedOil well
Belcher, Murtie 3
Oil well in Breathitt County, Kentucky · operated by Cumberland Contracting
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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Registry record
- API #
- 16-025-00541
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Highland
- County
- Breathitt
- Coordinates
- 37.52724, -83.46588
- State record #
- 77276
Operator
- Wells operated
- 216
- Active
- 83
- States
- KY
- As filed
- CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh, Estill 1 | 16-189-00170 | Orphaned | Other type | Ventura Oil Co |
| Herald, John & Robert 1 | 16-025-01135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Turner, Marie R |
| Raleigh, Elbert 1 | KY:76014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Ralph |
| Turner, Johnny 1 | KY:76013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Ralph |
| Day Lumber Co C1 | 16-025-00554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bush & Creech |
| Hearld, Timothy 1 | 16-025-00973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prewitt, W W |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.