API 16-169-00844OrphanedOil well
Van Zant, Odell (Tr 2) 5-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
Feb 7, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 24, 1964
Plug date
Mar 29, 2023
Total depth
350 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00844
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.01961, -85.63519
- State record #
- 2027718
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 12
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, FRANKLIN
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packard, B J 3 | 16-169-02378 | Other status | Other type | Apache O & G Transmission, Inc |
| Mcintyre, Frank 1 | 16-169-02231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Mcintyre, Frank 3 | 16-169-02233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Nunley, Gene 1 | 16-169-00149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Nuckols 2 | KY:33917 | Other status | Other type | Dallas Drilling Co |
| Wade, James 1 | 16-169-01246 | Other status | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.