API 16-057-07394OrphanedOil well
Melton, David 10
Oil well in Cumberland County, Kentucky · operated by Overton Oil & Gas
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 9, 2009
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 10, 2009
Plug date
Apr 4, 2022
Total depth
278 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-057-07394
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 36.84726, -85.31731
- State record #
- 138831
Operator
- Wells operated
- 11
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- OVERTON OIL & GAS, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle, Donnie 4 | 16-053-02708 | Other status | Other type | Riddle Contractor |
| Dernehl, Bob 10 | 16-057-02495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Parrish, Lonnie David |
| Neal, Donald 6 | 16-053-06622 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Border States Energy, LLC |
| Sells Estate, Ronald 1r | 16-057-04859 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Papineau Construction Co |
| Pharris, Marvin 7 | 16-057-04690 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & R Oil Co, Inc |
| Pharris, Charlie 7 | 16-057-02086 | Other status | Other type | G & R Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.