API 16-101-03450OrphanedOil well
Birk City Unit 2
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Hercules Petroleum
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
Jun 21, 1992
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 18, 1995
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,978 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-03450
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Birk City
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.78525, -87.29886
- State record #
- 105897
Operator
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
- As filed
- HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan, Myrtle 1 | 16-149-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | L & H Drilling Co |
| Edwards, George W 1 | 16-149-02906 | Orphaned | Oil | Hoffman, George A |
| Faith, C H 2 | 16-149-01420 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, J C Et Al |
| Fisher, E J 1 | KY:2025096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller-Shiarella & Ashland |
| Faith, C H (Elba Waterflood Unit) 2 | 16-149-00345 | Other status | Other type | Nelson Ent |
| Seigler-Clark Commission 1 | 16-059-06013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcintosh, Shelby |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.