API 16-207-00008OrphanedOil well
Smith, Harley 1
Oil well in Russell County, Kentucky · operated by Nichols 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 3, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,808 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-207-00008
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Webb
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 37.12226, -85.00575
- State record #
- 24389
Operator
- Wells operated
- 76
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY, PA
- As filed
- NICHOLS OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Springs 22 | KY:135148 | Other status | Other type | Kgs-Usgs Mapping Program |
| Mcquary 1 | KY:135144 | Other status | Other type | Cabeza Petroleum Co |
| Brown, W R 1 | 16-207-00586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bill Talbott Drilling Co |
| Read 2np | 16-009-03027 | Other status | Other type | Unknown |
| Foley, H | KY:135142 | Other status | Other type | Unknown |
| Radford, Johnny 1 | 16-207-00587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bill Talbott Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.