API 16-183-01615OrphanedOil well
Nicely, Melvin 1
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Legg Raymond
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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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
981 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01615
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.73539, -86.82167
- State record #
- 2036278
Operator
- Wells operated
- 156
- Active
- 16
- States
- KY
- As filed
- LEGG, RAYMOND
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Howard A | 16-183-04930 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Taylor, Gola 1 | 16-183-04270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tuttle, John |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 16 | KY:19193 | Active | Oil | Miller, J C |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 13 | KY:19194 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Smith, Ed M-1 | 16-183-01958 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, Gale |
| Patton 6-W | 16-183-04920 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.