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API 16-053-01153OrphanedOil well

Ballew, Alpha 3

Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Moss Oil

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

Oct 5, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

388 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-053-01153
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Desda
County
Clinton
Coordinates
36.85089, -85.17910
State record #
111166

Operator

Moss Oil

Wells operated
3
Active
0
States
KY
As filed
MOSS OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Thacker, Neil H716-053-00843ActiveOilD F Hein Oil Co, Inc
Hay, Dr Floyd B 1KY:4236Plugged & abandonedOther typeHay, Dr Floyd B
Hay, Dr Floyd B 116-053-05930Plugged & abandonedOther typeYork, David
Burchett, Frank 15516-053-00467Plugged & abandonedOilWilson, Ewert
Burchett, Frank Heirs 21616-053-00555ActiveOilWilson, Ewert
Hicks, James 3c16-053-03040Other statusOther typeCollins, C G

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