API 16-059-00386OrphanedOil well
Nicely, M L 1
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Great Western Drilling
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
Jan 15, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 10, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,219 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00386
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.66507, -87.15060
- State record #
- 2006854
Operator
- Wells operated
- 321
- Active
- 36
- States
- CA, CO, KY, MT, ND, NM, OK, UT, WV, WY
- As filed
- GREAT WESTERN DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun, City Of 7 | 16-149-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marhill Oil & Gas Co |
| Jones, Anthony & Debra 1 | 16-149-01087 | Orphaned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Scot, Dr & Mrs Walter N 1 | 16-149-00558 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Evans, John D |
| Jones, Louis & Helen 1 | 16-149-01007 | Active | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Sandefur, E C 1 | 16-149-01221 | Other status | Other type | Schollmaker, George |
| Mcelwain, Nolan 1 | 16-149-03359 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Buel Drlg Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.