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API 16-133-00272OrphanedOil well

Gillespie, Joseph S 1

Oil well in Letcher County, Kentucky · operated by Lindsey & Elliott

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 16, 1961

Plug date

Total depth

1,695 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-133-00272
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Speight Dbs
County
Letcher
Coordinates
37.24454, -82.74559
State record #
31682

Operator

Lindsey & Elliott

Wells operated
127
Active
97
States
KY

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Erex (Hiram Williams) Kf208416-133-00404ActiveGasEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
Eqt Production Company 57030616-133-01851Other statusOther typeEqt Production Company
Eqt Production Company 57030516-133-01850Other statusOther typeEqt Production Company
Erex (Combs, E E ) Kf167616-133-00386ActiveGasEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
Polly, Don Et Al 148116-133-01012ActiveGasKinzer, J W
Polly, Don Et Al 148216-133-01009ActiveGasKinzer, J W

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