API 16-063-00533OrphanedOil well
Simmons, Litha 1
Oil well in Elliott County, Kentucky · operated by Cordle Dl
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
Nov 9, 1957
Plug date
—
Total depth
554 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-063-00533
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Newfoundland North
- County
- Elliott
- Coordinates
- 38.15077, -83.10833
- State record #
- 76178
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- CORDLE, D L
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Hrs, James A / (Eagle) 4 | 16-063-01050 | Active | Oil | Hay Exploration, Inc |
| Adkins, J M 5 | KY:78211 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky Ohio Gas Co |
| Branham, Elisha E 1 | 16-063-00775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | New Rocky Branch Syndicate |
| Oliver, William 8 | 16-063-00252 | Active | Oil | Kentucky Ohio Gas Co |
| Phillips, James A 7 | 16-063-00301 | Active | Oil | Elco Co |
| Adkins, J M 4 | 16-063-00236 | Orphaned | Other type | Kentucky Ohio Gas & Duquesne |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.