API 16-231-00245OrphanedOil well
Lee, R E Mrs 2re
Oil well in Wayne County, Kentucky · operated by Merit 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
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Drilling began
Completion
May 31, 1983
Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-231-00245
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 36.83797, -84.75769
- State record #
- 85252
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY, MS
- As filed
- MERIT OIL, INC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, A W Hrs 4 | 16-231-00941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Huffaker, Raymond |
| Spradlin, Wolford 12 | 16-231-01259 | Other status | Other type | Allen, James D |
| Spradlin, Wolford 12 | 16-231-01260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Short, H W |
| Spradlin, Wolford 4 | 16-231-00622 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ideal Drilling Co |
| Spradlin, Danny 1 | 16-231-01586 | Active | Oil | Foster, Gleason |
| Spradlin, Wolford 1 | 16-231-00022 | Active | Oil | Allen, James D |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.