API 16-237-00597OrphanedInjection well
Ledford-White (Koplin) 2w
Injection well in Wolfe County, Kentucky · operated by Melcher Atkins 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
Nov 5, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 25, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,170 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-237-00597
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Injection(SRI)
- Field
- Ashley
- County
- Wolfe
- Coordinates
- 37.74985, -83.67937
- State record #
- 20600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 44
- Active
- 34
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MELCHER-ATKINS OIL CO, LTD
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan, James 3a | 16-129-02708 | Active | Oil | Rexplore, Koil & Concord Drlg |
| Davis, Sallie 69 | 16-129-01084 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Kincaid, Cecil Heirs Farm 1 2p | 16-129-02085 | Active | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Bowman, Joel 13 P | 16-129-06007 | Other status | Other type | American Natural Gas, Inc |
| Ashcraft, John A2 | 16-129-03181 | Orphaned | Oil | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
| Flesher Lease 18p | 16-129-04443 | Other status | Other type | Ravenna Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.