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API 16-169-00895OrphanedOil well

Compton, Lemmie 5

Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Red Rock Oil

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

Dec 1, 1962

Drilling began

Completion

Dec 9, 1962

Plug date

Total depth

390 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-169-00895
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Metcalfe
Coordinates
37.03717, -85.61317
State record #
2027305

Operator

Red Rock Oil

Wells operated
68
Active
12
States
CA, CO, KY
As filed
RED ROCK OIL CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Moreau, Dale 4716-169-01275Other statusOther typeBurkesville Supply Co, Inc
Payne, Everett 116-169-02407Plugged & abandonedOther typeGilpin, Otis E
Moreau, Dale 4116-169-02306Other statusOther typeBurkesville Supply Co, Inc
Smith, Thurman 216-169-02742Plugged & abandonedOther typePerson Oilfield Equipment, Inc
Moreau, Dale 3616-169-01272Other statusOther typeBurkesville Supply Co, Inc
Moreau, Dale 3616-169-00125Plugged & abandonedOilBurkesville Supply Co, Inc

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.