API 16-059-00003OrphanedOil well
Ellis, J C Estate (Ewing) 1
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Fe Moran 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
Oct 10, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,013 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00003
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Griffith
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.82476, -87.17738
- State record #
- 19550
Operator
- Wells operated
- 41
- Active
- 10
- States
- KY
- As filed
- F E MORAN OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wink, Maurice Et Al 1 | 16-059-06743 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watts, J R |
| Burns, Fred Heirs 1 | 16-059-03124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Burns, Fred Mrs 1 | 16-059-04501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Zogg Oil Co, Inc |
| O'Bryan, Richard 1 | KY:2009455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, J C |
| Riney, James L 1 | 16-059-05830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cowart, Andrew |
| Riney, James L & Mary 2 | 16-059-03277 | Other status | Other type | Lambert, Daryle S |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.