API 16-169-00499OrphanedOil well
Nichols, L C 1
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Jackson Wr
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
Oct 11, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 2, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
245 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00499
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02707, -85.62851
- State record #
- 2027767
Operator
- Wells operated
- 105
- Active
- 11
- States
- KY
- As filed
- JACKSON, W R
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartley, Darrell 3 | 16-169-01248 | Other status | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Bartley, Darrell 1 | 16-169-00133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Travis, Jessie 1 | 16-169-02109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilbaco Oil Co |
| Sandage, Donald 2 | 16-169-00403 | Orphaned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Paull, Leroy & Pearl 1 | 16-169-04258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carswell Enterprises, Inc. |
| Isenberg, James 6 | 16-169-02072 | Other status | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.