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API 16-101-00469OrphanedOther type well

Wilkerson 1

Other type well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Hercules Petroleum

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

Dec 14, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

2,425 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-101-00469
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Other type(D&A)
County
Henderson
Coordinates
37.73544, -87.52643
State record #
22982

Operator

Hercules Petroleum

Wells operated
797
Active
85
States
KY, LA
As filed
HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Tapp, G A 1KY:57830Plugged & abandonedOther typeCherry & Kidd
Lagett, James C 116-233-00050ActiveOilEmpire Oil & Gas Co, Inc
Sandefur, E 3KY:58669ActiveOilEngle, George S
Sandefur, E 4KY:58951ActiveOilEngle, George S
Thornberry, Bessie 216-233-00755Plugged & abandonedOilSun Oil Co
Thornberry, Bessie 916-233-02273Plugged & abandonedOther typeSun Oil Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.