API 16-169-00856OrphanedGas well
Edwards, Hortense 1
Gas well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Pyle Earl
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
Jul 10, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
609 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00856
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(DG)
- Field
- Center
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.11329, -85.71681
- State record #
- 79764
Operator
- Wells operated
- 34
- Active
- 2
- States
- KY
- As filed
- PYLE, EARL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray, Teddy J 3 | 16-169-03836 | Other status | Other type | G & R Oil |
| Hurt, Chalmers 1 | 16-169-02053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| Pedigo, Vernon 1r | 16-169-02413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rutherford, L S |
| Butler, Thomas 2 | 16-169-03122 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cally, James J |
| Scott, Pernie 1 | 16-169-02641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, Billy |
| Butler, Geneva 1 | 16-169-01115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gator Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.