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API 16-107-00609OrphanedOther type well

Smith, Chester 1

Other type well in Hopkins County, Kentucky · operated by Cox Drilling

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

Jul 15, 1955

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 27, 1955

Plug date

Total depth

2,098 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-107-00609
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Other type(D&A)
Field
Mortons Gap Old
County
Hopkins
Coordinates
37.21218, -87.45515
State record #
52195

Operator

Cox Drilling

Wells operated
66
Active
11
States
KY
As filed
COX DRILLING CO

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Nearby wells

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Wells, Lee Roy 1616-047-00234ActiveOilMarvin Young Enterprises, Inc

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