API 16-059-01703OrphanedOil well
Sparks, Martha E-1-O
Oil 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
Sep 30, 1975
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 30, 1975
Plug date
—
Total depth
974 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-01703
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.65019, -86.95181
- State record #
- 2008558
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, J F 1 | 16-183-00204 | Active | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Morris, Vista 6 | 16-149-01648 | Active | Oil | Eureka Exploration, Inc |
| Mid-Century Realty Corp 4 | 16-183-00276 | Active | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Conditt, U S 1 | KY:2031936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillside Oil Co |
| Parker, John H 1 | KY:2032791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eastern Interior Oil Co |
| Richardson, Richard 1 | 16-183-02088 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.