API 16-091-00341OrphanedOil well
Richards, Lewis 9
Oil well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Schindler Ed
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
Sep 17, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 10, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
266 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00341
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.70390, -86.71786
- State record #
- 2016496
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SCHINDLER, ED
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roby, Gordon 4-0 | 16-183-01322 | Orphaned | Gas | Empire Oil & Gas Co |
| Gilliam, L P 1 | 16-183-01206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co |
| Roby, Gordon 1-0 | 16-183-01321 | Orphaned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co |
| Gilliam, L P 3 | 16-183-01207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co |
| Midkiff Heirs 1 | 16-183-01327 | Orphaned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Gilliam, L P 4 | 16-183-01208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.