API 16-217-00021OrphanedOil well
French, Emmitt 2
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
Oct 25, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 2, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
520 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-217-00021
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Taylor
- Coordinates
- 37.41261, -85.45375
- State record #
- 24418
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodges, S A Heirs 1 | KY:9575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Read, Jack Et Al |
| Altman, Olin H 26 | KY:2014844 | Active | Injection | Rhine Petroleum Co |
| Edwards, O C & Cox, Guy Swd | 16-087-00669 | Other status | Other type | Edwards, O C |
| Altman, Olin H 3 | KY:2014828 | Active | Oil | Rhine Petroleum Co |
| Altman, Olin H 2 | KY:2014775 | Other status | Other type | Rhine Petroleum Co |
| Altman, Olin H 6 | KY:2014831 | Other status | Other type | Rhine Petroleum Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.