API 16-031-00059OrphanedOil well
Jenkins, Justice 1
Oil well in Butler County, Kentucky · operated by Hanson 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
Dec 2, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 21, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
459 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-031-00059
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Huntsville
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.11926, -86.86683
- State record #
- 55435
Operator
- Wells operated
- 174
- Active
- 6
- States
- IL, KY, ND, UT
- As filed
- HANSON OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Elby 1 | 16-141-00231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Demoulin, David |
| Thomas, Elby 2 | 16-141-00232 | Active | Oil | Demoulin, David |
| Hinton, Clacy 1 | 16-141-00304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mullenax, Grant |
| Mcreynolds, E 1 | KY:12818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinton Brothers |
| Buie, William 2 | 16-141-00061 | Other status | Other type | Greathouse, Harold |
| Mcreynolds, W H 1 | KY:12761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.