API 16-053-00501OrphanedOil well
Dickens, Carvin 3p
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
Nov 18, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
365 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-053-00501
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Willis Creek
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 36.80082, -85.21082
- State record #
- 21016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley, Robert 2 | 16-053-03366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcwhorter Drilling Co |
| Little, Leonard 2 | 16-053-06102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Enochs, Tom W |
| Brown, Lee 4a | 16-053-02562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blue Ridge Drlg & Operating, Inc |
| Cross, Howard W 3 | 16-053-03344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gatzke Drilling Co |
| Cross, Howard W 2 | 16-053-00148 | Active | Oil | Paladin Resources |
| Thrasher, Robert 2a | 16-053-01172 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | A & P Drilling Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.