API 16-169-00326OrphanedGas well
Mitchell, Leper 1
Gas well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Metcalfe Energy
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
Jun 11, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 15, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00326
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Beechville Cons
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.08792, -85.67758
- State record #
- 55932
Operator
- Wells operated
- 50
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- METCALFE ENERGY, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grider, Buford 1 | 16-169-03677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petrotech Resources Corp |
| Grissom, Edward 1 | 16-169-04031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bell, Ricky |
| Edwards, Cebrun R 1 | 16-169-03245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, Cebrun R |
| Nunn, Fred 2r | 16-169-02361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Pickett, Jessie 1 | 16-009-01786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Freepartner, R W |
| Melton, Carlie 2 | 16-009-02496 | Other status | Other type | Lowe, James F |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.