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
- Wells operated
- 106
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- FYKES, CHARLES
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roach, Ethel 1 | 16-057-01135 | Orphaned | Other type | Basko Inv & K T Oil Co, Inc |
| Williams, Dewey 1 | 16-057-02753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc |
| Spears, Guy 4 | 16-171-01734 | Other status | Other type | Key Oil Co |
| Williams, Mattie L 1 | 16-171-01797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Overstreet, Dayse I |
| Spears, Guy N-1 | 16-171-01931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Anderson, Jesse 6 | 16-057-04993 | Other status | Other type | Micon Exploration, Ltd |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.