API 16-091-00373OrphanedOil well
Smith, W C 6
Oil well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Vickers Hh
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
Jul 26, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
323 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-00373
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.72166, -86.74314
- State record #
- 2016478
Operator
- Wells operated
- 72
- Active
- 23
- States
- KY
- As filed
- VICKERS, H H
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muffett, R R 1 | KY:105291 | Active | Gas | Ford, W H Et Al |
| Fulkerson, Joe L 1re | 16-183-02144 | Active | Gas | Fulkerson, Joe L |
| Fulkerson, Joe L 1 Re | 16-183-02684 | Other status | Other type | Fulkerson, Joe L |
| Mattingly, Mervil 1 | 16-183-05262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C & R Oil & Gas Company |
| Huff 1 | KY:2036002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stinson & Chapman |
| Boling, Marvin 1a | 16-183-00143 | Orphaned | Oil | Quasar, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.