API 16-059-01701OrphanedGas well
Shively, Kate Heirs 2
Gas well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Empire Oil & Gas
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
May 5, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,399 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-01701
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.62148, -87.00129
- State record #
- 2007788
Operator
- Wells operated
- 383
- Active
- 79
- States
- CA, KY, WV
- As filed
- EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stogner, J E 1 | KY:2032063 | Active | Oil | Damron, Wallace |
| Wiggington, D W 1 | 16-183-01657 | Orphaned | Oil | C E Skiles, Inc |
| Hudson, Roy 1 | 16-183-02354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc |
| Vandiver, Larry 5 | 16-149-02059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B & B Expl & Dev Co, Inc |
| Patton, Ancil 1 | KY:2032812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, G L |
| Simpson, Tom 3 | 16-183-04512 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, G L |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.