API 16-087-00680OrphanedOil well
Akin, Ronald 5
Oil well in Green County, Kentucky · operated by Nichols Oil
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 22, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
436 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-087-00680
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Green
- Coordinates
- 37.26988, -85.54452
- State record #
- 2014680
Operator
- Wells operated
- 76
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY, PA
- As filed
- NICHOLS OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Chess 4 | 16-087-01866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Curry, Buford |
| Thompson, Richard 1 | 16-087-01876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, Bruce |
| Wilcoxson, Mysetta 6 | 16-087-00610 | Orphaned | Oil | Clark, Bruce |
| Boils, Winston & Robin 3 | 16-087-02034 | Other status | Other type | Indigo Oil, LLC |
| Thompson, Leon 5 | 16-087-01877 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Denton & Denton |
| Coffey, Cecil 9 | 16-087-00595 | Orphaned | Oil | Clark, Bruce |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.