API 16-183-00573OrphanedOil well
Cambron, James 4
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Ambrose B Sterling
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
Jan 14, 1961
Plug date
Apr 14, 2026
Total depth
688 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-00573
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.61534, -86.93747
- State record #
- 2034020
Operator
- Wells operated
- 488
- Active
- 165
- States
- KY
- As filed
- AMBROSE, B STERLING
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James, Harvey 1 | 16-183-03733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quasar, Inc |
| Smith & Cox 5 | KY:69432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kentucky Natural Gas Corp |
| Brown, W E & M Chancellor 1 | 16-183-03265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kidd, Barron |
| Brown, W E & M Chancellor 1 | 16-183-00082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daugherty, Robert |
| Tinsley 1 | KY:15430 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sharp, James L Et Al |
| Sandefur, R D 1 | 16-183-04184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tuttle, John |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.