API 16-147-00023OrphanedOil well
King, Mitchell 1
Oil well in Mccreary County, Kentucky · operated by Nitzschke 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 20, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-147-00023
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Roaring Paunch
- County
- Mccreary
- Coordinates
- 36.62758, -84.49295
- State record #
- 31124
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NITZSCHKE OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-151-21004 | 41-151-21004 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-151-21085 | 41-151-21085 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-151-10028 | 41-151-10028 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-151-21431 | 41-151-21431 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-151-21454 | 41-151-21454 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-151-20782 | 41-151-20782 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.