API 16-101-00869OrphanedOil well
Tapp, W E 3
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
Jan 17, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 26, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,496 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-00869
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.69675, -87.55813
- State record #
- 2019352
Operator
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
Location & nearby wells
Operate this well?
Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frields, S C 1 | 16-233-00444 | Other status | Other type | Basin Drilling Co |
| Duncan, Bessie M 1 | 16-233-01781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Turner, J D |
| Russell, Ivan & Kenneth 1 | 16-233-01263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cinco Operating Co, Inc |
| Huff, C B 1 | 16-233-01248 | Other status | Other type | G E Warren Energy Corp |
| Fulcher, J H 2 | KY:59461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lohmann & Johnson Drilling Co |
| Russell, Roy Heirs 1 | 16-233-02067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlas Operating Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.