API 16-165-00005OrphanedOil well
Smith, Silas B 3
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
Sep 30, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,092 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-165-00005
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Indian Ck-Tarr Ridge
- County
- Menifee
- Coordinates
- 37.86650, -83.63817
- State record #
- 13832
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake, P Y Da6-W | 16-197-00577 | Orphaned | Injection | Compass Development Co, Inc |
| Ashley, J M A03 | KY:2036942 | Other status | Other type | Neil Oil Co |
| Ashley, J M A8 | KY:2036948 | Other status | Other type | Neil Oil Co |
| Ledford-White (Koplin) 18w | 16-237-00007 | Active | Injection | Melcher-Atkins Oil Co, Ltd |
| Mays, Nancy 10p | 16-197-00859 | Other status | Other type | Compass Development Co, Inc |
| Ashley, J M A9 | KY:2036949 | Other status | Other type | Neil Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.