API 16-091-00066OrphanedOil well
Brown, John 2
Oil well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Harris Jack W
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
Aug 17, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
320 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00066
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.73847, -86.70716
- State record #
- 2015892
Operator
- Wells operated
- 42
- Active
- 4
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HARRIS, JACK W
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Ed W-1 | 16-183-05269 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Midkiff, Heber 4 | 16-183-03949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farmer, H C |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 18 | KY:19210 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| O'Reilly, Arnold And Jennifer 1 | 16-027-00639 | Active | Gas | Endeavor Energy Resources, LP |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 6 | KY:19203 | Active | Injection | Unknown |
| Smith, Napoleon 'D' 8 | KY:19215 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.