API 16-101-02131OrphanedOil well
Sauer, W H 8
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
Nov 14, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 23, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,620 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-02131
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Geneva
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.86155, -87.73543
- State record #
- 91494
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan, Matilda 2 | 16-225-02319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter Oil Co |
| Griggs, Clifford 1(2) | 16-101-06787 | Active | Oil | Pledger, Roy & W R Walton |
| Griggs, Clifford 2(3) | 16-101-06793 | Active | Oil | Pledger, Roy & W R Walton |
| Griggs, Clifford 1 | 16-101-05918 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter Oil Co |
| Ball Heirs 1 | 16-101-02442 | Orphaned | Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co |
| Cates, Forrest 1 | 16-101-04872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoffman, George A |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.