API 16-169-00846OrphanedOil well
Van Zant, Odell 7-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 27, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 19, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
230 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00846
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02304, -85.63510
- State record #
- 2027720
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 12
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NEWSOM, FRANKLIN
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Wilkey 1 | KY:87007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pennzoil Co |
| Mcintyre, Frank 2 | 16-169-02232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Young, Carl 1 | 16-169-02886 | Other status | Other type | Bale, L E |
| Nunnally, Lou Jean 5 | 16-169-01434 | Other status | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Bartley, Darrell 5 | 16-169-01240 | Other status | Other type | Hardison, Jerry L |
| Crumpton, Eugene 1 | 16-169-03937 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arcadia Energy LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.