API 16-087-00683OrphanedOil well
Akin, Ronald 8
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
Dec 11, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
447 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-087-00683
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Green
- Coordinates
- 37.26806, -85.54321
- State record #
- 2014683
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, Whittle, & Mckinney 2 | 16-087-02603 | Orphaned | Other type | Rebell Oil Of Ky, Inc |
| Wilcoxson, Mazatta 8 | 16-087-01950 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, Bruce |
| Thompson, R A Lura 5 | 16-087-00541 | Active | Oil | Bishop, Otis |
| Thompson, R A 2 | 16-087-01034 | Other status | Other type | Exie Drilling & Exploration Co |
| Thompson, R A 2 | 16-087-00674 | Orphaned | Oil | Exie Exploration |
| Wilcoxin, Ruel 2d | 16-087-00612 | Orphaned | Other type | Denton & Denton Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.