API 16-233-02491OrphanedOther type well
Melton, Jack Unk
Other type well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-02491
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.63998, -87.62384
- State record #
- 157584
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14,644
- Active
- 2,816
- States
- AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY
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 |
| Cates, Burnice L 1a | 16-233-01705 | Other status | Other type | Slagter Producing Corp |
| Winstead-French Comm 1 | 16-233-02233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter Producing Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.