API 16-231-00184OrphanedOil well
Bulvanker, Melvin & Laura 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Kentucky · operated by Ra Simmons Well 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
Apr 15, 1986
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 17, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
690 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-231-00184
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Steubenville Cons
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 36.86035, -84.77473
- State record #
- 69113
Operator
- Wells operated
- 97
- Active
- 13
- States
- KY
- As filed
- R A SIMMONS WELL DRILLING CO INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huffaker, Raymond 3 | 16-231-00784 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & R Lumber Co, Inc |
| Foster, Gleason Fj3 # 2 | 16-231-01561 | Orphaned | Other type | J3 Natural Resources, LLC |
| Burke, Sylvester 1b | 16-231-00664 | Other status | Other type | Drilling & Production Management |
| Foster, Gleason Fj3#1r | 16-231-01553 | Active | Oil | J3 Natural Resources, LLC |
| Malone, Bradley 1 | 16-231-01143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Huffaker, George |
| Gregory, Mildred 1 | 16-231-00148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sunrise Petroleum Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.