API 16-059-00144OrphanedOil well
Ellis, J C Estate (White) 18
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 2, 1973
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 17, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
998 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00144
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Griffith
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.82833, -87.17800
- State record #
- 86796
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Community 1 | 16-059-05512 | Other status | Other type | Morgan, Henry M |
| O'Bryan, R L Jr 1 | 16-059-05655 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lake Ronel Oil Co |
| Field Packing Co., Inc 1 | 16-059-04797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren Drilling Co, Inc |
| Riney, J L 1 | 16-059-05829 | Other status | Other type | Cowart, Andrew |
| Hancock, G E 1 | KY:2009614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Producers Pipeline & Ellis, J C |
| Field, C E 1 | 16-059-03903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mid South Exploration Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.