API 16-057-00261OrphanedOil well
Humphrey 3
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
Sep 9, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,270 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00261
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Tanbark
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.72520, -85.41987
- State record #
- 5721
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-027-20615 | 41-027-20615 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Stephens, Joe 1 | 16-171-02198 | Other status | Other type | Van Lingen, Peter |
| Knight, George 3 | 16-171-00573 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bennett Petroleum Corp |
| Knight, George 1 | 16-171-00610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bennett Petroleum Corp |
| Spear, Ella Mae Global Ems 1 | 16-171-02197 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Omr Drilling & Acquisition |
| Knight, George 1 | 16-171-01500 | Other status | Other type | Carey Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.