API 16-107-00914OrphanedOil well
Martin, Walter N 1
Oil well in Hopkins County, Kentucky · operated by Mt Carmel 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
Jan 27, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 11, 1964
Plug date
Mar 25, 2022
Total depth
2,745 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-107-00914
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Elk Creek
- County
- Hopkins
- Coordinates
- 37.34970, -87.44415
- State record #
- 58257
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 14
- States
- AL, IL, KY
- As filed
- MT CARMEL DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamm & Scott 2 | 16-107-00411 | Active | Oil | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc |
| Western Coal Co 1 | KY:59372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Kentucky Coal Co |
| Scott 3 | 16-107-01200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc |
| West Kentucky Coal Co 30 | KY:3000955 | Other status | Other type | Pure Oil Co |
| Island Creek Coal Co 4 | 16-107-00416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Wiggins, Byran 1 | 16-107-00089 | Active | Oil | Board Of Education Hopkins Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.