API 16-137-00043OrphanedOther type well
Rice, Eddy 1
Other type 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
May 13, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-137-00043
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Lincoln
- Coordinates
- 37.45156, -84.70551
- State record #
- 85191
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott, Emory 1 | KY:68402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sunrise Oil Co |
| Bastin, Jason 1 | KY:3309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trusty, Ed |
| Bruner, George 1-V | KY:2023188 | Active | Gas | Huffaker, George |
| Elliot, Roger 1 | 16-045-00146 | Orphaned | Other type | Benny Scott Drilling |
| Yocum, Carl 1 | KY:2044791 | Other status | Other type | Maybrier, Charles Etal |
| Greer, Victor 1 | 16-137-00167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Huffaker, George |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.