API 16-233-02518OrphanedOil well
Cavanaugh, Vernon J 1
Oil well in Webster County, Kentucky · operated by Sinclair Prairie 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
Apr 8, 1945
Drilling began
Completion
May 15, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,772 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-233-02518
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Poole Cons
- County
- Webster
- Coordinates
- 37.62461, -87.61702
- State record #
- 64854
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 38
- States
- AR, KY
- As filed
- SINCLAIR-PRAIRIE OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey, Mattie 1 | 16-233-02741 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc |
| Ramsey 1 | KY:2041532 | Other status | Other type | Ashland |
| County Poor Farm 1 | 16-233-02372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Burke, E G |
| Ramsey 1 | 16-233-00158 | Active | Oil | M W C Oil Co, Inc |
| Ramsey 2 | KY:57165 | Active | Oil | Shelton, F T |
| Ramsey Heirs 2 | 16-233-02038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, George A |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.