API 16-101-02269OrphanedOther type well
Melton, H I 1
Other type well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Sheffer Dennis W Dba Sheffer Dennis Oil
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-02269
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.64676, -87.67238
- State record #
- 156290
Operator
Sheffer Dennis W Dba Sheffer Dennis Oil
- Wells operated
- 36
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SHEFFER, DENNIS W DBA SHEFFER, DENNIS OIL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cates, Burnice L 1 | 16-233-01704 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R |
| Marks, Cleo 1 | 16-233-01929 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Engle, George S |
| Winstead, William C 1 | 16-233-01332 | Other status | Other type | Floyd E Williams Equipment Co |
| Williams 1 | 16-233-01286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cinco Operating Co, Inc |
| Watson, Glen 1 | 16-233-01496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co |
| Townsend, Essell 1 | 16-233-02170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quisenberry, Gene |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.