API 16-227-00497OrphanedOil well
Wilson, Melvin 5
Oil well in Warren County, Kentucky · operated by G & H Drilling
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 21, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
850 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-227-00497
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hall Chapel
- County
- Warren
- Coordinates
- 37.07105, -86.54649
- State record #
- 38204
Operator
- Wells operated
- 235
- Active
- 45
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan, J F 6a | 16-227-02578 | Other status | Other type | Harrell, Raymond L |
| Bogle, Joe 13 | 16-227-00833 | Active | Oil | Bogle, Joe |
| Bogle, Joe 12 | 16-227-00824 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bogle, Joe |
| Bogle, Joe 17 | 16-227-00836 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bogle, Joe |
| Duncan, J F 2a | 16-227-02579 | Other status | Other type | Harrell, Raymond L |
| Duncan, Joe & Joseph 7 | 16-227-03846 | Other status | Other type | Petro Projects Establishment |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.