API 16-127-00357OrphanedOil well
Sparks, Caney 4
Oil well in Lawrence County, Kentucky · operated by Swiss 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 2, 1925
Plug date
—
Total depth
939 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-127-00357
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Martha
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.03315, -82.95232
- State record #
- 37898
Operator
- Wells operated
- 222
- Active
- 73
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SWISS OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitt-Pelphrey Unit 1 1 | 16-115-01743 | Active | Gas | Abarta Oil & Gas Co, LLC |
| Mckenzie, H L 1 | 16-115-01672 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, Manford |
| Frazier, Steve 1 | 16-115-01643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crest Oil Co |
| Williams, Taylor 4 | 16-115-00389 | Active | Oil | Lemaster, J L & J S Trimble |
| Dorton, Hettie | KY:45957 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Williams, Taylor 5 | 16-115-00390 | Active | Oil | Lemaster, J L & J S Trimble |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.