API 16-059-00128OrphanedOil well
Sharpe, Margurite 1a
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Helm Carl
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 15, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
918 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00128
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.63900, -87.01295
- State record #
- 2007740
Operator
- Wells operated
- 125
- Active
- 8
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HELM, CARL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest, W E 3 | 16-149-02182 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James W |
| Gilmore, Lawrence 1 | 16-149-01760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Humphrey, Chester |
| Revlis, Inc Etal Unit 1 | 16-149-02204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | P & G Drilling Co |
| Hoover, John 1 | 16-183-02080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Smith, Jf 3 | KY:3000586 | Other status | Other type | Jupiter Oil & Gas Co |
| Storey, Carl 1 | 16-149-02312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter Drlg Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.