API 16-101-01334OrphanedOil well
Hicks, Howard 2
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Universal Operating
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
Aug 15, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,985 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-01334
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Rangers Landing
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.67624, -87.43731
- State record #
- 25638
Operator
- Wells operated
- 120
- Active
- 31
- States
- CO, IL, KY
- As filed
- UNIVERSAL OPERATING CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulsen, L C Et Al Unit 1 | 16-149-02156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yater, David |
| Parker, R P 1 | 16-233-01993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perrin, Kenneth R |
| Jenkins Heirs 1 | 16-233-01871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Co |
| Majors, Gary Et Al 1 | 16-233-01920 | Other status | Other type | Perrin, Kenneth R |
| Gatton-Quinn 1 | 16-107-01881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | O'Neal, C E & Co |
| Parker, Darris 1 | 16-233-01992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perrin, Kenneth R |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.