API 16-101-00651OrphanedOil well
Watkins, Rodie 1
Oil 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
Dec 8, 1987
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 10, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,788 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-00651
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Cairo
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.68659, -87.63690
- State record #
- 82867
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rust, Flossie & Thelma Clark 1 | 16-233-02068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlas Operating Co, Inc |
| Gates, Bessie 1 | 16-233-00254 | Orphaned | Other type | P S P Management Co, Inc |
| Gates, Bessie 1 | 16-233-00545 | Orphaned | Other type | P S P Management Co, Inc |
| Gates, J Z 1 | 16-233-01815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupp, R E |
| Clark, A B 1 | KY:56475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chester Oil Co |
| Sutton, W T 1 | 16-233-02097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Browning, Iley B & Sons |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.