API 16-169-00843OrphanedOil well
Van Zant, Odell 4-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
Dec 10, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 30, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
327 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02081, -85.63501
- State record #
- 2027717
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 12
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, FRANKLIN
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goode, George 1 | 16-169-03507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Nunley, Gene 2 | 16-169-01245 | Other status | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Nunnally, Jean 2 | 16-169-00408 | Orphaned | Gas | Johnson, Harold T |
| Nunnally, Clyde 1 | 16-169-02368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chandler & Chandler |
| Bailey, Joe H 1 | 16-169-02933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardwick, Harold |
| Free, Verna 1 | 16-169-03401 | Other status | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.