API 16-003-00376OrphanedOil well
Wheat, Hershel 25
Oil well in Allen County, Kentucky · operated by Kenex 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
Jul 23, 1960
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 27, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
288 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-003-00376
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Allen
- Coordinates
- 36.73653, -86.28785
- State record #
- 2000139
Operator
- Wells operated
- 21
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- KENEX OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Norman C 2 | 16-003-00252 | Orphaned | Oil | Whited Corp |
| O'Neal, H A Or Amy 1 | 16-003-00997 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | O'Neal, Chlois D |
| Carter, Norman C 3 | 16-003-00251 | Orphaned | Oil | Whited Corp |
| Komisar, Louis 1 | 16-003-01497 | Active | Oil | Sky Oil Co |
| Carter, Norman C 4 | 16-003-00811 | Other status | Other type | Whited Corp |
| Carter, Norman C 1 | 16-003-00785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whited Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.