API 16-101-07158OrphanedOil well
Morehead, H H 8
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Gulf Oil & Refining
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
Sep 17, 1943
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 29, 1943
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,313 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-07158
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Smith Mills
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.83283, -87.79344
- State record #
- 91967
Operator
- Wells operated
- 71
- Active
- 27
- States
- KY
- As filed
- GULF OIL & REFINING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan, Raymond 2 | 16-225-00319 | Active | Oil | Geigo Co |
| Sellars, Isham A 7 | 16-101-02308 | Orphaned | Oil | Cherry & Kidd |
| Gibson, Robert F 1 | 16-101-02284 | Active | Oil | Calstar Petroleum Co |
| Thomas, Margaret 1 | 16-225-02627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Co |
| Gibson, Robert F 2 | 16-101-02285 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calstar Petroleum Co |
| Tapp, Byron 3 | 16-225-00636 | Other status | Other type | Geigo Co, Llp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.