API 16-059-00252OrphanedOil well
Ellis, J C 2
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Fisher & Beane
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
Apr 27, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
765 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00252
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.64957, -86.95345
- State record #
- 2008371
Operator
- Wells operated
- 68
- Active
- 3
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragland, Kenneth 1 | 16-183-01590 | Active | Oil | Indiana Farm Bureau Coop Assn |
| Boswell, Griffin 1 | 16-183-02424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bowen, Fred E |
| Heifner Heirs 5 | 16-183-02361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kolb, Gene E |
| Heifner Heirs 5 | 16-183-03635 | Other status | Other type | Kolb, Gene E |
| Reynolds, Hazel 1 | 16-183-02590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Frontier Oil Corp |
| Bartlett, Kenneth 1 | 16-183-03211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.