API 16-101-02117OrphanedOil well
Dempewolf, Francis 1b
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Oeth 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
Aug 27, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 2, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,892 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-02117
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Birk City
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.77940, -87.29086
- State record #
- 93401
Operator
- Wells operated
- 114
- Active
- 34
- States
- KY
- As filed
- OETH DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren, Chas H 1 | 16-059-06284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midco Oil Corp |
| Payne, J F & M D Towery 1 | 16-149-03541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanoco Oil Co |
| Clouse, Wilfred 1 | 16-059-04563 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Co |
| Murphy, L R 1 | KY:2006157 | Other status | Other type | Tri-State Oil Co |
| Towery, James 1 | 16-059-03220 | Other status | Other type | Mark Oil Co |
| Dant, J E 1 | 16-149-00820 | Active | Oil | Basin Drlg Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.