API 16-057-02531OrphanedGas well
Brakes, W V Heirs (Partnership) 2
Gas well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Gemco Oil Development
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 2, 1993
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 8, 1993
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,525 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-02531
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Bear Creek
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.76742, -85.28756
- State record #
- 108409
Operator
- Wells operated
- 24
- Active
- 6
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- GEMCO OIL DEVELOPMENT, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford, Welby & Lowhorn, John 1 | 16-053-00319 | Orphaned | Oil | Commonwealth Drilling Co, Inc |
| Brown, James C 1w | 16-053-00919 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, Ewert |
| Brown, James C 6b | 16-053-01199 | Orphaned | Oil | Oil Creek Drilling, Inc |
| Phillips, Estill 2 | 16-053-02595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Radford, Welby 1 | 16-053-00311 | Active | Gas | Commonwealth Drilling Co, Inc |
| Brown, James C 7 | 16-053-05510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, Ewert |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.