API 16-057-00342OrphanedOil well
Melton Bros 2
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by John F Bell 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
Apr 2, 1982
Plug date
Feb 8, 2023
Total depth
1,555 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00342
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Tanbark Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.74704, -85.41694
- State record #
- 5681
Operator
- Wells operated
- 73
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- JOHN F BELL OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Sam Dlb2 | 16-171-00811 | Other status | Other type | Barrett Oil Co |
| Watson, Avo 3 | 16-057-04241 | Other status | Other type | Sperry, J J |
| Brendel, Frank Ah2 | 16-057-01305 | Orphaned | Oil | Anderhill Oil, Inc |
| Meier, Albert 4 | 16-057-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Micon Exploration, Ltd |
| Seventh Day Adventist Church 3 | 16-057-03432 | Other status | Other type | Marks, Milton |
| Merers, Albert (118a) 2 | 16-057-06090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Micon Exploration, Ltd |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.