API 16-149-00240OrphanedOil well
Yewell, Roy 18
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Marhill Oil & Gas
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 18, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,046 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00240
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.54134, -87.25055
- State record #
- 2023975
Operator
- Wells operated
- 359
- Active
- 50
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Sherman & Son 1 | 16-149-01012 | Orphaned | Other type | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Smith, Sherman 1 | 16-149-02309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quasar, Inc |
| Shacklette, J O 1 | 16-149-00677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupp Oil Co |
| Barrett, Sanders 1 | KY:71941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Culbreth, L |
| Thomas, J H 1 | KY:72327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Oil Co |
| Thomas, Bobby 1 | 16-149-02349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marhill Oil & Gas Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.