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API 16-051-00481OrphanedGas well

Herd, Bill 1a

Gas well in Clay County, Kentucky · operated by Independence Gas & 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 17, 1986

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 24, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

1,509 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-051-00481
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Gas(GAS)
Field
Burning Springs Cons
County
Clay
Coordinates
37.18903, -83.85473
State record #
68664

Operator

Independence Gas & Oil

Wells operated
4
Active
3
States
KY
As filed
INDEPENDENCE GAS & OIL CO

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Nearby wells

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Todd, Ruth Et Al Pr-1516-125-00250OrphanedOther typePrecision Enterprises LLC
Erex (Jacob Howard Tr 20) Ks171016-051-00906Plugged & abandonedOther typeEquitable Resources Expl, Inc
Todd, Ruth Et Al Pr-1416-125-00249Other statusOther typePrecision Enterprises LLC

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.