API 16-169-00838OrphanedOil well
Clark, Elbert 1-N
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Newsom Of Etal
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 21, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 31, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
325 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00838
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.00841, -85.65927
- State record #
- 2028198
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, O F ETAL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade, Edna 1 | 16-169-01406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
| Simpson, Lou Mae 4 | 16-169-00421 | Orphaned | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Bowles, Joe 4 | 16-169-00417 | Orphaned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Simpson, Lou Mae 3 | 16-169-00420 | Orphaned | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Bowles, Joe 2 | 16-169-00416 | Orphaned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Fletcher, Grace 2 | 16-169-01291 | Other status | Other type | West Star Oil Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.