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API 16-053-01130OrphanedOil well

Kempton, Hewell 1

Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Cumberland 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

May 15, 1985

Drilling began

Completion

May 19, 1985

Plug date

Total depth

1,335 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-053-01130
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Alpha
County
Clinton
Coordinates
36.76614, -85.02404
State record #
55167

Operator

Cumberland Drilling

Wells operated
110
Active
14
States
KY
As filed
CUMBERLAND DRILLING, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Syndicated Options, Ltd 941016-053-04277Other statusOther typeSyndicated Options, Ltd
Cross, Lawrence 916-053-02564Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Kentucky Oil Corporation
Turner, Dimple 1re16-053-01928OrphanedOther typeNix, John C Jr
Flowers, Claude 116-053-00507ActiveOilFykes, Charles
Poore, Luther 116-053-06276Plugged & abandonedGasBentzen Oil Co, Inc
Poore, John Burchlew 5616-053-07242Plugged & abandonedOther typeSteve Burchett Oil Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.