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
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MOSS OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thacker, Neil H7 | 16-053-00843 | Active | Oil | D F Hein Oil Co, Inc |
| Hay, Dr Floyd B 1 | KY:4236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hay, Dr Floyd B |
| Hay, Dr Floyd B 1 | 16-053-05930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | York, David |
| Burchett, Frank 155 | 16-053-00467 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wilson, Ewert |
| Burchett, Frank Heirs 216 | 16-053-00555 | Active | Oil | Wilson, Ewert |
| Hicks, James 3c | 16-053-03040 | Other status | Other type | Collins, C G |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.