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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

Oeth Drilling

Wells operated
114
Active
34
States
KY
As filed
OETH DRILLING CO

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Warren, Chas H 116-059-06284Plugged & abandonedOther typeMidco Oil Corp
Payne, J F & M D Towery 116-149-03541Plugged & abandonedOther typeStanoco Oil Co
Clouse, Wilfred 116-059-04563Plugged & abandonedOther typeRyan Oil Co
Murphy, L R 1KY:2006157Other statusOther typeTri-State Oil Co
Towery, James 116-059-03220Other statusOther typeMark Oil Co
Dant, J E 116-149-00820ActiveOilBasin Drlg Co

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.