API 16-091-01624OrphanedOther type well
Cheek, Preston 12
Other type well in Hancock County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown
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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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
280 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-091-01624
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.73219, -86.69079
- State record #
- 158186
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14,644
- Active
- 2,816
- States
- AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medcalf, A H 1 | 16-183-04807 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| Whittinghill 9 | 16-183-04665 | Other status | Other type | Beatty, Dennis |
| Quisenberry, Coy 1 | 16-183-04809 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown |
| De Buler, Guy 2 | 16-183-03384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, E O |
| Hall 1 | KY:2035877 | Active | Oil | Wemhoemer Oil Co |
| Canary, Ernie D 3 | 16-183-00495 | Active | Oil | Canary, Ernie D |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.