API 16-059-00045OrphanedOil well
Berry, R O 2
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Hercules Petroleum
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
Aug 16, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,821 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00045
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Curdsville
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.71349, -87.30519
- State record #
- 19066
Operator
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
- As filed
- HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hrs Bondholders Comm 4 | 16-149-00836 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Basin Drilling Co |
| Blancett, R N 1 | 16-149-00694 | Active | Oil | Marhill Oil & Gas & Ashland Oil |
| Bondholders (Smith Heirs) 4 | KY:20695 | Active | Oil | Basin Drilling Co Et Al |
| Anderson-Jones 1 | 16-149-02582 | Active | Oil | Evans, John D |
| Bondholders Protective Committee 10 | KY:23730 | Other status | Other type | Ellis, J C |
| Gibson Heirs 4 | 16-149-00437 | Orphaned | Oil | Miller, Shiarella, & Ashland Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.