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API 16-057-06238OrphanedOil well

Norris, Lester 1

Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Fykes Charles

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

Nov 27, 1981

Plug date

May 21, 1983

Total depth

700 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-057-06238
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Tanbark Cons
County
Cumberland
Coordinates
36.74723, -85.42499
State record #
5685

Operator

Fykes Charles

Wells operated
106
Active
8
States
IL, KY
As filed
FYKES, CHARLES

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Roach, Ethel 116-057-01135OrphanedOther typeBasko Inv & K T Oil Co, Inc
Williams, Dewey 116-057-02753Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc
Spears, Guy 416-171-01734Other statusOther typeKey Oil Co
Williams, Mattie L 116-171-01797Plugged & abandonedOther typeOverstreet, Dayse I
Spears, Guy N-116-171-01931Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown
Anderson, Jesse 616-057-04993Other statusOther typeMicon Exploration, Ltd

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