API 16-101-07031OrphanedOil well
Bower, James C - Walker 2
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Engle George S
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
Mar 25, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 18, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,586 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-07031
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Diamond Island
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.88077, -87.74474
- State record #
- 90940
Operator
- Wells operated
- 464
- Active
- 65
- States
- AL, IL, KY
- As filed
- ENGLE, GEORGE S
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitledge, Charles 1 | 16-101-05486 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gregory, Owen |
| Nally, Joseph L 2-A | 16-225-00336 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nally, Joseph L |
| Culver, Lenora 4 | KY:18913 | Active | Oil | Carter Oil Co |
| Wickliffe, Frances 1 | 16-101-05522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter Producing Corp |
| Jacobs, L K 1 | KY:91454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co |
| Quinn, Robert F (Heirs) 1 | 16-101-04611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Atlas Oil Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.