API 16-053-00454OrphanedOil well
Elmore, Junior 1
Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Mcwhorter Drilling
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
Sep 6, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,875 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-053-00454
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Lee Chapel Cons
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 36.70835, -85.20902
- State record #
- 21713
Operator
- Wells operated
- 90
- Active
- 10
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MCWHORTER DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-137-00031 | 41-137-00031 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20151 | 41-137-20151 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20160 | 41-137-20160 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20150 | 41-137-20150 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-21116 | 41-137-21116 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20149 | 41-137-20149 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.