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API 16-053-01509OrphanedOil well

Butler, James F 5

Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Cumberland 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

Mar 25, 1980

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 28, 1980

Plug date

Total depth

675 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-053-01509
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Desda
County
Clinton
Coordinates
36.84204, -85.19192
State record #
111199

Operator

Cumberland Oil

Wells operated
47
Active
7
States
CA, IL, KY, MS, NY
As filed
CUMBERLAND OIL CORP

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Sawyer, K G & Dan 6c16-053-05055Plugged & abandonedOther typeWilco Energy Corp
Carver, Raymond 4a16-057-03817Other statusOther typeWatson Groce Drilling Co, Inc
Groce, E L 2a16-053-03500Plugged & abandonedOther typeA & P Drilling Co, Inc
Southeast Associates, Inc 5e16-053-04467Plugged & abandonedOther typeVenture Petroleum
Sell, Ronald & Mable 2716-057-04734ActiveOilPapineau Construction Co
Riddle, Carl 942116-057-04601Plugged & abandonedOther typeSyndicated Options, Ltd

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