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API 16-057-01683OrphanedOil well

Wells, James & Sue 1

Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Boles Jh

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

Jul 11, 1977

Drilling began

Completion

Aug 11, 1977

Plug date

Total depth

300 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-057-01683
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Cumberland
Coordinates
36.86128, -85.25486
State record #
2005987

Operator

Boles Jh

Wells operated
19
Active
2
States
KY
As filed
BOLES, J H

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Smith, Ned 10316-053-04039Plugged & abandonedOther typeWilson, Ewert
Mccutchen, Jerry 102216-053-07327OrphanedOther typeSteve Burchett Oil Co
Burchett, L E 616-053-05536Plugged & abandonedOther typeBoswell, Lee W
Smith, Randolph 116-057-02636Other statusOther typeInnovative Oil & Gas Corp
Reeves, Harold (Trustee Of Reeve 120-216-057-04864Plugged & abandonedOther typeWilco Leasing, LLC
Wallace, Tuck & Wallace 116-057-04784Plugged & abandonedOilDeacon, Lionel F

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.