API 16-169-00937OrphanedInjection well
Oaks, Wheeler 1
Injection well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Sights Ellwood
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
Jun 14, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
535 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-00937
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Injection(WD)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.02741, -85.68622
- State record #
- 2027134
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SIGHTS, ELLWOOD
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isenberg, James 6 | 16-169-02072 | Other status | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Isenberg, James 6 | 16-169-01455 | Other status | Other type | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Isenberg, James 5 | 16-169-00176 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Galaxy Oil Exploration |
| Pitcock, J D 1 | 16-169-00245 | Orphaned | Other type | Southern Energy Partners, Inc |
| Harbison, Donald 1 | 16-169-00392 | Orphaned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
| Isenberg, James 11 | 16-169-00381 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Galaxy Gas Processing Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.