API 16-031-00291OrphanedOil well
Brown, J D 03 (1)
Oil well in Butler County, Kentucky · operated by Felmont Oil
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 14, 1960
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 3, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
553 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-031-00291
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.15169, -86.81426
- State record #
- 2003384
Operator
- Wells operated
- 664
- Active
- 246
- States
- AL, CO, KS, KY, LA, MS, NM, NY, PA, WY
- As filed
- FELMONT OIL CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grise, J R 1 | 16-141-00292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fisher, J Ray |
| Washer 1 | KY:53318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Co |
| Smith, Russell 1 | 16-141-00355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fisher, J Ray |
| Washer, A & T 1 | 16-031-01037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver Dam Coal Co |
| Smith, Richard T 1 | KY:12730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hembree, Owen |
| Schlabach, Aaron 1 | 16-141-00404 | Other status | Other type | Schlabach, Aaron |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.