API 16-169-00840OrphanedOil well
Van Zant, Odell 1-N
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Newsom Franklin
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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
255 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00840
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02205, -85.63519
- State record #
- 2027748
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 12
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, FRANKLIN
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunnally, Clyde 1 | 16-169-00377 | Orphaned | Gas | Rogpex, Inc |
| Packard, B J 2 | 16-169-00388 | Orphaned | Other type | Apache O & G Transmission, Inc |
| Wade, James 2 | 16-169-01427 | Other status | Other type | Rogpex, Inc |
| Tudor, Justin 2-B | 16-169-04390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bluegrass Exploration LLC |
| Smith, Wilkey 1 | KY:87007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
| Mcintyre, Frank 2 | 16-169-02232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.