API 16-091-00336OrphanedOil well
Nicely, Melvin 2
Oil well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Legg Raymond
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.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
641 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00336
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.73786, -86.82046
- State record #
- 2015825
Operator
- Wells operated
- 156
- Active
- 16
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LEGG, RAYMOND
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Napoleon 18(8) | 16-183-05207 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Midkiff A | 16-183-04925 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Patton, E L 7 | KY:2034501 | Other status | Other type | Simon Lebow Corp |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 15 | KY:19212 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Taylor, R 5 | 16-183-04286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sadler, A H |
| Emma Ford A | 16-183-04931 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.