API 16-169-00296OrphanedOil well
White, James 2
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Seven Springs Exploration
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
Jul 16, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 18, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
350 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00296
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02098, -85.62280
- State record #
- 2027593
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunley, Gene 2 | 16-169-01245 | Other status | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Nunnally, Jean 2 | 16-169-00408 | Orphaned | Gas | Johnson, Harold T |
| Nunnally, Clyde 1 | 16-169-02368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chandler & Chandler |
| Bailey, Joe H 1 | 16-169-02933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardwick, Harold |
| Free, Verna 1 | 16-169-03401 | Other status | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
| Wade, James 1 | 16-169-02842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rogpex, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.