API 16-169-00014OrphanedOil well
England, F A 3(0)
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Fortune Oil
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
Apr 2, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 18, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
482 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00014
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.00939, -85.60374
- State record #
- 2027853
Operator
- Wells operated
- 23
- Active
- 7
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY, UT, WY
- As filed
- FORTUNE OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, Grace 2 | 16-169-01291 | Other status | Other type | West Star Oil Corp |
| Propes, Andrew 1 | 16-169-01237 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jennings Drilling Co, Inc |
| Cook, James 2 | 16-169-03204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mitchell, S W |
| Page, J M 6s | 16-169-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hirst, Tracy D |
| Froedge, W P 1 | KY:79349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, William E |
| Wade, James 1c | 16-169-01222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stidham, William J |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.