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API 16-101-07303OrphanedOil well

Overfield, O W 4

Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Schneider & Gwinn

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

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 15, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

671 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-101-07303
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Niagara
County
Henderson
Coordinates
37.68104, -87.48576
State record #
20242

Operator

Schneider & Gwinn

Wells operated
6
Active
1
States
IL, KY

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Nearby wells

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Sarber, Aleta 116-233-02072Plugged & abandonedOther typeSimpkins, Joe
Brown, James 116-233-01686Plugged & abandonedOther typeEngle, George S
Knight, Wilford 116-233-02251Plugged & abandonedOilSkiles Oil Co, Inc
Stull, Roy 116-233-02095Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarter Oil Co
Knight, Ernest 116-233-01103Plugged & abandonedOther typeWestfall Drilling Co
Knight, E 1KY:58655ActiveOilWitt, W F

Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.