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API 16-057-06646OrphanedOther type well

Smith, R N Etal 5

Other type well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Western Reserves Oil

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

Oct 26, 1981

Plug date

Oct 26, 1981

Total depth

530 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-057-06646
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Other type(D&A)
Field
Bear Creek
County
Cumberland
Coordinates
36.75469, -85.30037
State record #
6880

Operator

Western Reserves Oil

Wells operated
145
Active
6
States
AR, IL, KY, MI, NM
As filed
WESTERN RESERVES OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Copeland, Jesse Lee 116-057-01352OrphanedOther typeStutzman, Delmar
Scott, Floyd 116-057-07023Plugged & abandonedOther typeMesalam, Joe
USA Drilling Company, Inc. 716-057-08035ActiveOilBasin Energy Exploration & Resources Inc.
Albertson, Teddy 116-053-04279Plugged & abandonedOther typeJasper Oil Producers, Inc
Copeland, Jesse Lee 216-057-04441Other statusOther typeStutzman, Delmar
Spears, Billy 516-057-06683Plugged & abandonedOther typePogue, Randall

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