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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

Nichols Oil

Wells operated
76
Active
1
States
KY, PA
As filed
NICHOLS OIL CO

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Russell Springs 22KY:135148Other statusOther typeKgs-Usgs Mapping Program
Mcquary 1KY:135144Other statusOther typeCabeza Petroleum Co
Brown, W R 116-207-00586Plugged & abandonedOther typeBill Talbott Drilling Co
Read 2np16-009-03027Other statusOther typeUnknown
Foley, HKY:135142Other statusOther typeUnknown
Radford, Johnny 116-207-00587Plugged & abandonedOther typeBill Talbott Drilling Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.