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API 16-063-00279OrphanedOil well

Stafford, J W 1

Oil well in Elliott County, Kentucky · operated by Caney 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

Drilling began

Completion

May 28, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

0 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-063-00279
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Elliott
Coordinates
38.16782, -83.10637
State record #
76406

Operator

Caney Oil

Wells operated
6
Active
1
States
KY
As filed
CANEY OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Peters, Gale 1KY:43399ActiveGasBlaine Oil & Gas Co
Kazee, Watt 116-063-00920Other statusOther typeHaines, C C
Kazee, Watt 616-063-00749Other statusOther typeHaines, C C
Lewis16-063-00953Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown
Kazee, Jeff Heirs 116-063-00888Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown
Ison, Wayne 416-063-00488OrphanedOther typeFannin, Roy B

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