API 16-063-00129OrphanedOil well
Gilliam, Charles O 4
Oil well in Elliott County, Kentucky · operated by Van Wheeler Oil Producing
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
Nov 5, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 3, 1979
Plug date
Sep 16, 2004
Total depth
1,060 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-063-00129
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Fannin
- County
- Elliott
- Coordinates
- 38.05278, -83.06979
- State record #
- 8325
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- VAN WHEELER OIL PRODUCING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyffe, Ollie | KY:43257 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Holbrook, Morton E8 | KY:43448 | Active | Oil | Nelson W Williams & Co, Inc |
| Fyffe, Ollie D7 | 16-115-00541 | Active | Oil | Nelson W Williams & Co, Inc |
| Pelphrey, William 0004 | 16-175-00072 | Active | Oil | Rexplore, Koil & Concord Drlg |
| Fyffe, Ollie | KY:43255 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Holbrook, Morton E6 | KY:43236 | Active | Oil | Nelson W Williams & Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.