API 16-169-00855OrphanedOil well
Thompson, N B 1
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Pritchard Bert
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 22, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
567 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00855
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Center
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.14676, -85.75875
- State record #
- 78970
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- PRITCHARD, BERT
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland, Dallas 2 | 16-169-01982 | Other status | Other type | Wetzel, Eluira E |
| Sims, Edgar 4-E | 16-169-00632 | Orphaned | Oil | Edwards, C C |
| Barrett, Christine 11-S | 16-169-02962 | Active | Oil | Rutherford, L S |
| Phillips, James C 3 | 16-009-02963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Maximum Energy Development, LLC |
| Sims, Edward 10-E | 16-169-00636 | Orphaned | Oil | Edwards, G C |
| Johnson, Billy 2 | 16-009-01548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glenn, Homer & Rex |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.