API 16-057-00240OrphanedOil well
Cary, Alton 2
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Gossett William A
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
Jul 13, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,000 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00240
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Salt Lick Bend Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.75623, -85.49250
- State record #
- 6515
Operator
- Wells operated
- 218
- Active
- 26
- States
- KY
- As filed
- GOSSETT, WILLIAM A
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear, William 3 | 16-057-01263 | Orphaned | Other type | Sun-Pro Enterprises, Inc |
| Watson, Homer 1 | 16-057-00230 | Orphaned | Oil | Gossett, William A |
| Olde, Ralph 4 | 16-171-00734 | Other status | Other type | Sperry, R J |
| Lyons, Jerome 12 | 16-057-06016 | Other status | Other type | Severe, Bobby D |
| Graham, Gloey | 16-171-00857 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Hestand, Nebert 2 | 16-171-00471 | Other status | Other type | Hestand, Nebert |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.