API 16-101-02240OrphanedOther type well
Melton, E J (South Tunnel Hill Unit) 1
Other type well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Ky Energy Group
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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Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-02240
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.65471, -87.64181
- State record #
- 147861
Operator
- Wells operated
- 27
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- KY ENERGY GROUP, LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakestraw, Arthur 2 | 16-233-00420 | Other status | Other type | Atha, Howard D |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 1 | 16-233-01028 | Other status | Other type | Vance, M L |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 1 | 16-233-00910 | Other status | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
| Rakestraw, A B1 | KY:58299 | Active | Oil | Slagter Producing Corp |
| Rakestraw, A A1 | 16-233-02399 | Active | Oil | Slagter Producing Corp |
| Malcolm, A 1 | 16-233-01265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bales, Daily R |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.