API 16-091-00076OrphanedGas well
Edge, James 1
Gas well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Sauer Thomas J
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 9, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
538 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00076
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Bates Hollow
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.74083, -86.72267
- State record #
- 22800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SAUER, THOMAS J
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midkiff, Lincoln & Heber 1 | 16-183-03961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bishop, Harold B |
| Smith, Annie Elizabeth 'C' 8 | KY:19223 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Smith, Annie Elizabeth 'C' 3 | KY:19224 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
| Smith, Napoleon 'D' 9 | KY:19220 | Active | Injection | Unknown |
| Greer, Glover 4 | 16-183-03544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hirtzel, Jerry M |
| Midkiff, L & H 3 | 16-183-03963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bishop, Harold B |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.