API 16-169-00853OrphanedOil well
Thompson, Wyril 2
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Petroleum Exploration
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00853
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Knob Lick
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.10445, -85.68810
- State record #
- 79858
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,248
- Active
- 940
- States
- CA, IL, KS, KY, MI, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childers, Bradley Dean 1 | KY:160764 | Other status | Other type | Childers, Bradley Dean |
| Young, James H 1 | 16-169-02889 | Other status | Other type | Kane Energy Corp |
| Childers, Bradley Dean 1 | 16-169-03900 | Other status | Other type | Petrotech Resources Corp |
| Thompson, Mattie 4 | 16-169-02794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roach, Freida |
| Sartin Brothers 3 | 16-169-02633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Preston Oil Co |
| Wisdom, Jack 1 | 16-169-01113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gator Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.