API 16-091-01625OrphanedOther type well
Cheek, Preston 7
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 #
- 16-091-01625
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 37.73324, -86.68967
- State record #
- 158190
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moxley, Arnold 4 | 16-027-00099 | Active | Injection | Dillon, C J |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 21 | KY:19198 | Active | Injection | Unknown |
| Hall, Guy 1 | 16-027-00392 | Other status | Other type | Dillon, C J |
| Dehaven, Sanford 2 | KY:70805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland Petroleum Co |
| Hendricks, Lula 1 | 16-183-03650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dixon, Logan |
| Smith, Ed 'B' 1a | KY:19197 | Active | Oil | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.