API 16-101-01901OrphanedOil well
Blue, J L 1a
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Nv Duncan Drilling
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
Nov 26, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 2, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,988 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-01901
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Greenbriar South
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.65467, -87.56778
- State record #
- 48446
Operator
- Wells operated
- 41
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- N V DUNCAN DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer-Peavler 1 | 16-233-01337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bales, Daily R |
| Villines, Tracy 1 | 16-233-01224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lewis, John M |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 2 | 16-233-00420 | Other status | Other type | Atha, Howard D |
| Three Rail Farms, Inc & Villines 1 | 16-233-01206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lewis, John M |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 1 | 16-233-01028 | Other status | Other type | Vance, M L |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 1 | 16-233-00910 | Other status | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.