API 16-057-00604OrphanedOil well
Cooley, Helen 4
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Nitzschke 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
Mar 15, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,440 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00604
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Lick Branch Cons
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.82969, -85.25081
- State record #
- 6720
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NITZSCHKE OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross, Kay 3 | 16-053-04600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Explo Oil, Inc |
| Cross, Walter 6 | 16-053-03312 | Other status | Other type | American Crude, Inc |
| Irby, Minnie 2 | 16-053-00350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | W K Enterprises, Inc |
| Garner, Geneva 11 | 16-053-04224 | Other status | Other type | Riddle Contractor |
| Garner, Geneva 11 | 16-053-02013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Riddle Contractor |
| Jones, Alma 7 | 16-053-06056 | Other status | Other type | Turner, Arlis |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.