API 16-137-00042OrphanedOil well
Russell, Hern 3
Oil well in Lincoln County, Kentucky · operated by Merit 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
Jul 6, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-137-00042
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lincoln
- Coordinates
- 37.36417, -84.61727
- State record #
- 85188
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY, MS
- As filed
- MERIT OIL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping, Roy 2 | 16-199-00590 | Other status | Other type | Unknown |
| Ping, Roy 1 | 16-199-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Oreky Oil & Gas Corp |
| Estes, Eli 1 | KY:68551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Newton |
| Estes, Eli 1 | KY:68550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nathan, George |
| Estes, Eli 2 | KY:68549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nathan, George |
| Mullins, Lonnie & David Stringer 2 | 16-045-00260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | L T D Oil & Gas, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.