API 16-091-00337OrphanedOil 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.
Spud date
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
480 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00337
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.73860, -86.79420
- State record #
- 2015752
Operator
- Wells operated
- 156
- Active
- 16
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LEGG, RAYMOND
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roach, Cahrles 7 | KY:2034512 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co |
| Westerfield, Lonnie 4 | 16-183-00903 | Active | Oil | Panther Creek Oil & Gas |
| Greer, Cletus 13 | 16-183-02222 | Other status | Other type | Massie, Steven L |
| Midkiff 4 | 16-183-02002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monitor Petroleum Corp |
| Hickey, T L E-1-0 | 16-183-04497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Bean, Nannie W-1 | 16-183-01068 | Active | Oil | Simon Lebow Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.