API 16-165-00003OrphanedOil well
Smith, Silas B 4
Oil well in Menifee County, Kentucky · operated by Lafayette Energies
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 10, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,090 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-165-00003
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Indian Ck-Tarr Ridge
- County
- Menifee
- Coordinates
- 37.86634, -83.64087
- State record #
- 13833
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LAFAYETTE ENERGIES, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley, J M A1 | 16-197-00533 | Active | Oil | Neil Oil Co |
| Ashley, J M A2 | 16-197-00534 | Active | Oil | Neil Oil Co |
| Ashley, J M A3 | 16-197-00535 | Active | Oil | Neil Oil Co |
| Drake, P Y Da3w | 16-197-00578 | Orphaned | Injection | Compass Development Co, Inc |
| Drake, P Y Da5w | 16-197-00028 | Orphaned | Injection | Compass Development Co, Inc |
| Drake, P Y Da5w | 16-197-00877 | Other status | Other type | Compass Development Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.