API 16-169-00850OrphanedOil well
Watson, Henry 1-A
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Norris James T
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
May 11, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
May 27, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
260 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00850
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02167, -85.65819
- State record #
- 2027428
Operator
- Wells operated
- 47
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- NORRIS, JAMES T
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packard, B J 1 | 16-169-00387 | Orphaned | Gas | Apache O & G Transmission, Inc |
| Hood, Joe 1 | 16-009-02332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Abel, John D |
| Shaw, Donnie 3 | 16-169-02648 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Matthews, Veachel E |
| Hood, Joe 3 | 16-009-01751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, Ralph |
| Chenoweth, Thomas 1 | 16-009-02152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lambert, Davis |
| Nunnally, Clyde 1 | 16-169-00377 | Orphaned | Gas | Rogpex, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.