API 16-149-00802OrphanedOil well
Ellis, W E & Della Sheets Comm 2
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Badgett Rogers
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
Oct 30, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 25, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,640 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00802
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bells Ferry
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.47610, -87.35379
- State record #
- 71507
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 3
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BADGETT, ROGERS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry, Carrol & Cecil Drake Com 1 | 16-107-00740 | Orphaned | Gas | Royer, C C |
| Gordon, M K 2 | 16-107-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mt Carmel Drilling Co |
| Cardwell, W E 1 | 16-107-01649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Co |
| Cardwell, W E 2 | 16-107-02717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midterra Assoc, Inc |
| Rudd & Slaton 3 | 16-107-00246 | Active | Oil | Royer, C C |
| Rudd & Slaton 2 | 16-107-00245 | Active | Gas | Royer, C C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.