API 16-101-03283OrphanedOil well
Sauer, William H 1
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Morris Drilling Co & Skiles 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.
Spud date
Jul 28, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 18, 1952
Plug date
Sep 14, 1961
Total depth
2,229 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-03283
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Geneva
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.85718, -87.72885
- State record #
- 91535
Operator
Morris Drilling Co & Skiles Oil
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MORRIS DRILLING CO & SKILES OIL CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, F N 1 | KY:100062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc |
| Cates, Elizabeth 2 | 16-101-04865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yingling, S C |
| Cates, F E 1 | 16-101-04869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yingling, S C |
| Hancock, J C 6 | KY:2039122 | Active | Oil | Carter Oil Co |
| Drury, Margaret 8 | 16-225-00839 | Active | Oil | Humble Oil & Refining Co |
| Clark, M R 1 | 16-101-04916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, J L |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.