API 16-169-00896OrphanedOil well
Compton, Lemmie 6
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
Jan 20, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 20, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
364 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00896
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.03627, -85.61372
- State record #
- 2027306
Operator
- Wells operated
- 68
- Active
- 12
- States
- CA, CO, KY
- As filed
- RED ROCK OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreau, Dale 43 | 16-169-00907 | Orphaned | Other type | Burkesville Supply Co, Inc |
| Garmon, Norma Jean 2 | 16-169-03453 | Other status | Other type | Bungard, William |
| Moreau, Dale 48 | 16-169-02307 | Other status | Other type | Burkesville Supply Co, Inc |
| Harrison, Mary 1 | 16-169-01394 | Other status | Other type | Butler, John D |
| Garmon, Norma Jean 1 | 16-169-03452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bungard, William |
| Garmon, Mrs Otis 1 | 16-169-03455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Person Oilfield Equipment, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.