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API 16-129-03740OrphanedOil well

Shoemaker Ridge Unit, Tr "C" 6-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

Oct 4, 1962

Plug date

Total depth

1,112 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-129-03740
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lee
Coordinates
37.66311, -83.67366
State record #
2020872

Operator

Felmont Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mcintosh, Extra 116-129-03222ActiveOilHi-Knob Oil Co
Stapleton, Park 116-129-05211Plugged & abandonedOther typeWalker, David L
Bull Mountain 1w16-129-03743ActiveInjectionLee County Oil Co
Mullins, Merida 116-025-01049Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Wiser Oil Co
Lyons, F A Jr 116-129-05599Other statusOther typeJone & Dyer
Fox, Cecil 116-129-05494Other statusOther typeKincaid, Cecil

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