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API 16-213-00131OrphanedOil well

Estes, Mitchell 1-M

Oil well in Simpson County, Kentucky · operated by M & M 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

Jun 18, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

610 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-213-00131
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Simpson
Coordinates
36.72193, -86.48336
State record #
2037865

Operator

M & M Oil

Wells operated
238
Active
69
States
AR, CA, IL, KS, KY, LA, WV
As filed
M & M OIL CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Richardson, Wendell 116-213-00324Plugged & abandonedOther typeGrewe, Arthur
Young, Frank 1KY:2027029ActiveOilBurton, Davis Etal
Whittmore, Edward 116-213-00162Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith, James A
Denning, Hugh & Mike 1a16-213-00045OrphanedOther typeSentinel Land Co
Hunt, J A 116-213-00274Plugged & abandonedOther typeFriendship Oil Co
Pirkle 1KY:2037540Other statusOther typeDolly & Walk

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