API 16-231-00003OrphanedOil well
Bell, Alvin 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Kentucky · operated by Byrd Nathan C
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
Oct 12, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
554 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-231-00003
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 36.72443, -84.70514
- State record #
- 2041259
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BYRD, NATHAN C
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blevins Heirs 3 | 16-231-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
| Stearns Coal & Lumber Co 7 | 16-147-00382 | Other status | Other type | Western Reserves Oil Co |
| Blevins Heirs 1 | 16-231-00886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
| Smith Heirs 1 | 16-231-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ideal Drilling Co, Inc |
| Blevins Hrs 2 | 16-231-00887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
| Humble, Doil 2 | 16-231-00731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & R Lumber Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.