API 16-057-00615OrphanedOil well
Hill, John 1
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Sterling Oil & Gas
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 17, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,543 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-00615
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bull Ridge
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.76763, -85.45970
- State record #
- 30161
Operator
- Wells operated
- 61
- Active
- 9
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- STERLING OIL & GAS, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel, Willie Wayne 1 | 16-057-04338 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, John D |
| Short, Herman 1 | 16-171-00885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | 4 Carters & Welch |
| Anderson, Creed 6 | 16-171-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc |
| Capps, Roy 1 | 16-057-03568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watson Groce Drilling Co, Inc |
| Daniels, Willie Wayne 2-A | 16-057-02096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Parrish, Lonnie David |
| Coffey, B M 3 | 16-057-05377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Freedom Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.