API 16-233-00947OrphanedOil well
Watson, W T 5
Oil well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by De Beauford Mr Ea
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 10, 1965
Plug date
Jul 26, 2023
Total depth
2,277 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-00947
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.63159, -87.68110
- State record #
- 2041628
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- DE BEAUFORD, MR E A
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winstead, Bill 1 | 16-233-01165 | Orphaned | Other type | Ambraw Oil Co |
| Hayes, Geo H 1 | 16-233-01841 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gilliam Oil Co |
| Graham, J 1 | KY:56044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Co |
| Zettler Heirs Unit 1 | 16-233-01160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson Engineering |
| Graham, J 2 | KY:56045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lauck, D R |
| Dixon, B 1 | 16-233-00087 | Active | Oil | Rosewood Waterflood, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.