API 16-233-00769OrphanedOil well
Melton, Birdie 1
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by The Superior 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 3, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,256 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-00769
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.63901, -87.67393
- State record #
- 2018714
Operator
- Wells operated
- 494
- Active
- 3
- States
- CA, KS, KY, LA, ND
- As filed
- THE SUPERIOR OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cates, Burnice L 1 | 16-233-01701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter Producing Corp |
| Russell, G A 1 | 16-233-02394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lacy Et Al |
| Cates, Burnice L 1 | 16-233-01702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marhill Oil & Gas Co |
| Whitsell, Tima Lee Et Al 1 | 16-233-01345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Turner, J D |
| White, T C 1 | 16-233-02206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Turner, J D |
| Cates, Burnice L 1a | 16-233-01705 | Other status | Other type | Slagter Producing Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.