API 16-169-00008OrphanedGas well
Ennis, Darrell 1
Gas well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Us Geochemical
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
Mar 7, 1981
Plug date
Apr 7, 2026
Total depth
650 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00008
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Echo
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.03517, -85.73695
- State record #
- 14021
Operator
- Wells operated
- 12
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- U S GEOCHEMICAL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes, Lyron 2 | 16-169-01312 | Other status | Other type | J L Greene Drilling Co |
| Spears, Ralph 1 | KY:85167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lambert, Davis |
| Moreau, Dale 45 | 16-169-00908 | Orphaned | Other type | Burkesville Supply Co, Inc |
| Harrison, Mary 2 | 16-169-00012 | Orphaned | Other type | Butler, John D |
| Moreau, Dale 49 | 16-169-00911 | Orphaned | Other type | Burkesville Supply Co, Inc |
| Garmon, Norma 1a | 16-169-01322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | John F Bell Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.