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
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
- As filed
- HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapp, G A 1 | KY:57830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cherry & Kidd |
| Lagett, James C 1 | 16-233-00050 | Active | Oil | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Sandefur, E 3 | KY:58669 | Active | Oil | Engle, George S |
| Sandefur, E 4 | KY:58951 | Active | Oil | Engle, George S |
| Thornberry, Bessie 2 | 16-233-00755 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sun Oil Co |
| Thornberry, Bessie 9 | 16-233-02273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.