API 16-053-00117OrphanedGas well
Cole, Margie & Melton, Don 1
Gas well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Smith James E
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
Feb 26, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 6, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,805 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-053-00117
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Lee Chapel
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 36.66929, -85.21436
- State record #
- 4558
Operator
- Wells operated
- 218
- Active
- 17
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SMITH, JAMES E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-137-20238 | 41-137-20238 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20018 | 41-137-20018 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20230 | 41-137-20230 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20515 | 41-137-20515 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20484 | 41-137-20484 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20020 | 41-137-20020 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.