API 16-059-00770OrphanedOil well
Riney, Joseph C 1
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
Mar 17, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,455 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-00770
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.67638, -87.36010
- State record #
- 2009314
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulsen, L C Et Al Unit 1 | 16-149-02156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yater, David |
| Woosley, John 1 | 16-149-02544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quasar, Inc |
| Floyd, E J 1 | 16-149-02953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcintosh, Shelby |
| Jenkins Heirs 1 | 16-233-01871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Co |
| Gatton-Quinn 1 | 16-107-01881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | O'Neal, C E & Co |
| Taylor, Ben Et Al 1 | 16-149-02344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mullins, A M |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.