API 16-169-00919OrphanedOil well
Bell, Cora & Mccandles, Brown 2
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Johnson Wl
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
Aug 22, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
641 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00919
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.08888, -85.71074
- State record #
- 2027184
Operator
- Wells operated
- 160
- Active
- 3
- States
- KY
- As filed
- JOHNSON, W L
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, John 1 | 16-169-02784 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mason, James H |
| Daffron, J 1 | KY:2001213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adkin & Dimrock |
| John F Bell Oil Co-Randolph Farm 1 | KY:79295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | John F Bell Oil Co, Inc |
| John F Bell Coal Co, Inc 1 | KY:13916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | John F Bell Oil Co, Inc |
| Buster, Junior 1 | 16-009-01487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B & M Exploration Co, Inc |
| Carter, William 1 | 16-169-03132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kane Energy Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.