API 16-169-04005OrphanedOther type well
Forbes 3-?
Other type well in Metcalfe County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-169-04005
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Metcalfe
- Coordinates
- 37.09962, -85.69187
- State record #
- 157746
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14,644
- Active
- 2,816
- States
- AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, Cebie 2 | 16-169-03244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Keith, Denver |
| Fancher, Michael 20 | 16-169-01590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Bell, Ernestine & Bell, Ed 2 | 16-169-03694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petrotech Resources Corp |
| Brown, C W 7 | 16-169-03093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard & Elam, Inc |
| Bell, Ernestine 7 | 16-169-03696 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petrotech Resources Corp |
| Fancher, Michael 13 | 16-169-01585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.