API 16-183-05469OrphanedOil well
Weller, J R 2
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Ellis Jc
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
Nov 21, 1927
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 24, 1927
Plug date
Aug 31, 2023
Total depth
638 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-05469
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Taffy
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.57111, -86.89005
- State record #
- 19676
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,032
- Active
- 236
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- ELLIS, J C
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keown 1 | KY:93640 | Other status | Other type | Unknown |
| Albin, L M 1 | KY:15486 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bell & Gill |
| Hns Investments LLC 1 | 16-183-05449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fenix Oil & Gas Resources |
| Phipps, John 1 | KY:15487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Milligan, Dane 1 | 16-183-03986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Co |
| Wright, G T 1 | KY:54261 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford, W H |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.