API 16-137-00026OrphanedOil well
New, David 2
Oil well in Lincoln County, Kentucky · operated by Surething Drilling
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
Dec 28, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
332 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-137-00026
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lincoln
- Coordinates
- 37.40420, -84.62435
- State record #
- 2023171
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SURETHING DRILLING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart, Elmer 1 | 16-199-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gooch, C L |
| Pumphrey, Cecil 2 | 16-053-03721 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pumphrey, Clarence |
| Pumphrey, Cecil 1 | 16-199-00089 | Orphaned | Gas | Pumphrey, Clarence |
| Ruckel, Elmer | KY:68447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Diamond, Ashley |
| Acton, T Dr | KY:68446 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fobil, Oscar |
| Mize, R F | KY:68401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Diamond, Ashley |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.