API 16-087-00681OrphanedOil well
Akin, Ronald 6
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 24, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
476 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-087-00681
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Green
- Coordinates
- 37.26851, -85.54172
- State record #
- 2014681
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwell, Carlos B 1 | 16-087-01310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, W R |
| Squires, Nelson 1 | 16-087-01285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Squires, Lee N |
| Thompson, Chess 1 | KY:2014078 | Active | Oil | Curry, Buford |
| Jones, Bob 1 | 16-087-00596 | Orphaned | Oil | Clark, Bruce |
| Henderson, A L 1 | 16-087-01511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moss, C R & Sons |
| Wilcoxon, Rual 3 | 16-087-01948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.