API 16-129-03739OrphanedOil well
Shoemaker Ridge, Tract "A" 5-Cw
Oil well in Lee County, Kentucky · operated by Felmont 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
Sep 11, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,178 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-129-03739
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lee
- Coordinates
- 37.65599, -83.67349
- State record #
- 2020871
Operator
- Wells operated
- 664
- Active
- 246
- States
- AL, CO, KS, KY, LA, MS, NM, NY, PA, WY
- As filed
- FELMONT OIL CORPORATION
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & B Oil Investments Gourley 20 | 16-129-06277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Uae Investco 2 (Lee), LLC |
| G. W. Gourley Heirs 6 | 16-129-06075 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Taylor, Robert Heirs 1 | 16-189-00157 | Other status | Other type | Kincaid, Cecil |
| Gourley, G W 18 | 16-129-01611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petroleum Exploration Co |
| G.W. Gourley Heirs 1 | 16-129-06073 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| G.W. Gourley Heirs 17 | 16-129-06072 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.