API 16-169-00482OrphanedOil well
Ray, John 2h
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Hughes Mackie
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
Nov 4, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 12, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
295 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00482
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.00198, -85.64363
- State record #
- 2028039
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HUGHES, MACKIE
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe, May 1 | 16-169-00360 | Orphaned | Other type | Fort Knox Exploration Co |
| Blythe, Mae 1 | 16-169-01074 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Savage Exploration, Inc |
| Jones, Ray 1 | 16-009-01699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stidham, William J |
| Knipp, Buddy 1 | 16-169-02190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mullenax, Grant |
| Parke, Kyle 4 | 16-169-00372 | Orphaned | Gas | Apache O & G Transmission, Inc |
| Anderson Brothers 1 | 16-169-02914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lewison, A J |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.