API 16-053-01322OrphanedOil well
Hickman, Ruby 2
Oil well in Clinton County, Kentucky · operated by Watkins Sam H
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
May 28, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,825 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-053-01322
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Albany North
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 36.70693, -85.14893
- State record #
- 4797
Operator
- Wells operated
- 81
- Active
- 3
- States
- KY
- As filed
- WATKINS, SAM H
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-137-20435 | 41-137-20435 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-00031 | 41-137-00031 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20151 | 41-137-20151 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20160 | 41-137-20160 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20150 | 41-137-20150 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-137-20035 | 41-137-20035 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.