API 16-169-00085OrphanedOil well
Franklin, Kenneth 5
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Stetson 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 10, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
565 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00085
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hiseville Southeast
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.08770, -85.73810
- State record #
- 23786
Operator
- Wells operated
- 105
- Active
- 17
- States
- KY
- As filed
- STETSON OIL, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe, Charles 1 | 16-009-00531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yates, Don Et Al |
| Saltsman, Oliver 1 | KY:66118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | John F Bell Oil Co, Inc |
| Grider, Buford 1 | 16-169-03677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petrotech Resources Corp |
| Cox, Mrs Edgar 13 | 16-009-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glass, Larry T & Son |
| Cox, Edgar Mrs 7 | 16-009-00091 | Active | Oil | Glass, Larry T & Son |
| Simpson, Willard Mrs 8 | 16-009-02611 | Other status | Other type | Glass, Larry |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.