API 16-129-02791OrphanedOil well
Eureka Coal & Minerals Co 114
Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Superior 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
Mar 31, 1920
Plug date
—
Total depth
954 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-129-02791
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Big Sinking
- County
- Lee
- Coordinates
- 37.66671, -83.70613
- State record #
- 29346
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,340
- Active
- 585
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- SUPERIOR OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain 1w | 16-129-03743 | Active | Injection | Lee County Oil Co |
| Brandenburg Mineral Co Kl1059 | 16-129-04796 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Equitable Resources Expl, Inc |
| Lyons, F A Jr 1 | 16-129-05599 | Other status | Other type | Jone & Dyer |
| Fox, Cecil 1 | 16-129-05494 | Other status | Other type | Kincaid, Cecil |
| Gourley, G W 1-985 | KY:2020679 | Other status | Other type | Petroleum Exploration Co |
| Congleton Brothers 3 | 16-129-03784 | Active | Gas | Omni Oil, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.