API 16-059-02251OrphanedOil well
Payne, Maude B1
Oil well in Daviess County, Kentucky · operated by Smith & Hetrick Drilling
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
Apr 27, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,681 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-059-02251
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- West Louisville
- County
- Daviess
- Coordinates
- 37.69215, -87.28662
- State record #
- 68963
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SMITH & HETRICK DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalley, Scott 4 | 16-149-01633 | Other status | Other type | Vogler, John F |
| Troutman, A R 1 | 16-149-01971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Claude L |
| Core Hole W7 | KY:3000972 | Other status | Other type | Pure Oil Co |
| Troutman, A Roy 2 | 16-149-01622 | Other status | Other type | William Laird Exploration |
| Troutman, A R 1 | 16-149-02376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Rightmeyer 1 | 16-149-02215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupp Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.