API 16-047-00059OrphanedOil well
Mcfarland, Ralph 3
Oil well in Christian County, Kentucky · operated by Belt Norman L
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
Dec 11, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
703 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-047-00059
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Apex
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 37.05423, -87.35420
- State record #
- 21456
Operator
- Wells operated
- 41
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BELT, NORMAN L
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, ELBERT unknown | 16-219-00502 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Smith, Romie 3 | 16-219-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller, Johnathon |
| Rufus, Powell 6a | 16-047-00311 | Orphaned | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, Rufus 6 | 16-047-00947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, James 1 | 16-047-00130 | Active | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
| Powell, James 2 | 16-047-00131 | Active | Oil | Sullivan Drilling |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.