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API 16-065-00225OrphanedOil well

Cox, Charles 3

Oil well in Estill County, Kentucky · operated by Bonanza 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

May 31, 1982

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 30, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

360 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-065-00225
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Big Doe
County
Estill
Coordinates
37.66105, -83.93260
State record #
100373

Operator

Bonanza Oil

Wells operated
58
Active
1
States
CA, KS, KY, WY
As filed
BONANZA OIL CO, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Marks, Melvin 116-109-00139Other statusOther typeUnknown
Isaacs, Alfred G 116-129-04421Plugged & abandonedOther typeM & C Energy, Inc
Marks, Melvin 216-109-00140Other statusOther typeUnknown
Brandenburg Mineral Co Kl106716-129-04799Plugged & abandonedOther typeEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
Cox, Isaac 116-109-00021OrphanedOther typeLoretta Oil Co
Cox, Isaac 116-109-00087Plugged & abandonedOther typePineur, Louis

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