API 16-059-02263OrphanedOil well
Payne, Maude 2
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Nb Smith 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 22, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,697 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-02263
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- West Louisville
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.69321, -87.28610
- State record #
- 68962
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- N B SMITH DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, M H 4 | 16-149-02974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R K Pet Corp |
| Atchison, G 1 | 16-149-01926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marhill Oil & Gas Co |
| Harris, Edward 1b | 16-149-03063 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glenn, Delbert |
| Ford, M H 2 | 16-149-02971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Donald B |
| Ford, M H 2 | 16-149-02973 | Other status | Other type | Smith, Donald B |
| Baird, E L 1 | 16-149-00666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupp Et Al |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.