API 16-169-01568OrphanedOil well
Frazier, Mary O Bell 2t
Oil well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by John F Bell 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 9, 1987
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 15, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,675 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-01568
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Caney Fork
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.11288, -85.57953
- State record #
- 74468
Operator
- Wells operated
- 73
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- JOHN F BELL OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emberton, Dr Lawrence 1k | 16-169-03265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe Energy, Inc |
| Butler, Geneva 2 | 16-169-01117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gator Oil Co, Inc |
| Dulin, Belmont 1 | 16-169-03239 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dillingham, J W |
| Guthrie, Earl L 1 | 16-169-00259 | Other status | Other type | Glasgow Drilling & Supply Co |
| Ray, Teddy J 3 | 16-169-03836 | Other status | Other type | G & R Oil |
| Hurt, Chalmers 1 | 16-169-02053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.