API 16-031-00018OrphanedOther type well
Moore, Sam 1
Other type well in Butler County, Kentucky · operated by Rio Verde Energy
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
Mar 16, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
248 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-031-00018
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.08235, -86.71169
- State record #
- 2570
Operator
- Wells operated
- 39
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- RIO VERDE ENERGY CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cron, Charles 1 | 16-227-00856 | Orphaned | Gas | Mccloud Oil Co |
| Montgomery, James 4 | 16-141-00203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Oberhanson, Dwight 4 | 16-141-00200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Montgomery, James 3 | 16-141-00133 | Other status | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Oberhanson, Dwight 6 | 16-141-00201 | Other status | Other type | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
| Oberhanson, Dwight 2 | 16-141-00136 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Blue Ridge Group, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.