API 16-059-00353OrphanedOil well
Ratliff, Randall 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
Nov 21, 1981
Plug date
Jan 26, 2023
Total depth
1,697 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00353
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Utica
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.59538, -87.14151
- State record #
- 7680
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, Hollis 7 | KY:73242 | Active | Oil | Reynolds, J D |
| Uaught 4 | 16-183-01257 | Orphaned | Other type | Farmer, H C |
| Vaught, O W 4(11) | KY:15404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farmer, H C |
| Vaught, O W 3(10) | KY:69552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Farmer, H C |
| Stevens Hrs 1 | KY:73216 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, J C |
| Howell, Hollis 4aw | 16-149-01484 | Active | Injection | Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.