Who operates Smith, C L R-12?

Smith, C L R-12 (API 16-059-00937) is operated by Catalina Oil Co according to the Kentucky regulator's registry.

Is Smith, C L R-12 plugged or still active?

Smith, C L R-12 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Smith, C L R-12 located?

Smith, C L R-12 is in Daviess County, Kentucky at 37.66010, -86.93641, in the Cane Run field.

API 16-059-00937OrphanedOil well

Smith, C L R-12

Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Catalina 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Sep 3, 1985

Plug date

Jan 2, 2023

Total depth

693 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 16-059-00937
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
Field: Cane Run
County: Daviess
Coordinates: 37.66010, -86.93641
State record #: 60842

Operator

Catalina Oil

Wells operated: 65
Active: 1
States: KY
As filed: CATALINA OIL CO

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Burden, L L 1	16-183-00212	Active	Oil	Great Western Drilling
Brey, Leland 2	16-183-02519	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Hobbs, Gene
Freels, S E 2	16-183-03490	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cox, Frank S
Evans, Freeman 3	16-183-03427	Other status	Other type	Trockman, Ben
Maden, Fred Et Al 1	16-183-04810	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Watts, J R
Maden, Everett 3	16-183-03900	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Combs, Luther

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.