API 16-169-00916OrphanedOther type well
Shoopman, James 4a
Other type well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by H & M Recovery
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, 1974
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 10, 1974
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,875 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00916
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 36.84830, -85.63499
- State record #
- 13898
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- H & M RECOVERY CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, Oval & Dave 2 | 16-171-01421 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lankford, Donald R |
| Mcclendon, Howard 1 | KY:14398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rodgers, W L Et Al |
| Graves, Johnny 6 | 16-171-01971 | Orphaned | Other type | Fossil Energy, Inc |
| Graves, Johnny 3 | 16-171-01975 | Orphaned | Oil | Fossil Energy, Inc |
| High, Oval & Dave 1 | 16-171-01420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lankford, Donald R |
| Bartley, Oral 1 | 16-171-00993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller, George H |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.