API 16-217-00013OrphanedOil well
French, Emmitt 1
Oil well in Taylor County, Kentucky · operated by Security Gas & 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
Sep 20, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 25, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
575 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-217-00013
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Greensburg Cons
- County
- Taylor
- Coordinates
- 37.42057, -85.45582
- State record #
- 17040
Operator
- Wells operated
- 30
- Active
- 0
- States
- CO, KY, WV, WY
- As filed
- SECURITY GAS & OIL CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Albert 1 | 16-087-00666 | Other status | Other type | Corgill Oil Company Ltd |
| Beams, Frank & Stearman, Leonard 1 | 16-087-00695 | Orphaned | Other type | Milby, W C |
| Akin, Ronald A 1 | 16-087-01107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Forb Corp |
| Beams, Frank & Leonard Stearman 4 | 16-087-00688 | Orphaned | Oil | Milby Drilling Co |
| UNKNOWN 1s | 16-087-02643 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Smith, Albert 1 | 16-087-01833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, Bruce |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.