API 16-091-01439OrphanedOil well
Richards, Lee 8
Oil well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Hupp We
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-01439
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bates Hollow South
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.72290, -86.71155
- State record #
- 19101
Operator
- Wells operated
- 141
- Active
- 68
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HUPP, W E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid, Robert L 2 | 16-183-02455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Faith, James H |
| Miller, Dr 3 | 16-183-05320 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Reid, Robert 1 | 16-183-02417 | Other status | Other type | Glen Richards Enterprises |
| Staples | 16-183-02093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Seaton, Carl 3 | KY:2036121 | Other status | Other type | Ford, A & Mecca Oil Co |
| Dowell, Mack H 2 | KY:70800 | Active | Gas | Kelly, B S Et Al |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.