API 16-053-01501OrphanedOil well
Pharris, Mervin 8
Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Cornox 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
Sep 18, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 16, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
610 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-053-01501
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Willis Creek
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 36.80123, -85.21765
- State record #
- 110964
Operator
- Wells operated
- 5
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- CORNOX OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, David 3 | 16-053-03936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, Ewert |
| Garner, Miley 7 | 16-057-03249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leonidas Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Buford, Charles Heirs 171 | 16-053-04025 | Other status | Other type | Wilson, Ewert |
| Shelley, Robert 1 | 16-053-03350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcwhorter Drilling Co |
| Cross, Myrtie 124 | 16-053-05693 | Other status | Other type | Wilson, Ewert |
| Shelley, Robert 1b | 16-053-06419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Energy Development LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.