API 16-101-00480OrphanedOil well
Melton, L D 3
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by The Carter 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
Sep 29, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 11, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,725 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-00480
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.65792, -87.63162
- State record #
- 2018783
Operator
- Wells operated
- 30
- Active
- 1
- States
- AR, KY, LA
- As filed
- THE CARTER OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, M J 1 | 16-233-02471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wasson & Co Of Ohio, Inc |
| Rakestraw, Thurman 2 | 16-233-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hertzing Production Service Corp |
| Rakestraw, Thurman 1 | 16-233-02035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood, Clarence |
| Taylor, H 1 | 16-233-00369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoffman, George A |
| Rakestraw, A 1 | 16-233-02034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood, Clarence |
| Townsend, Carl 1 | 16-233-00358 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoffman, George A |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.