API 16-101-07405OrphanedOil well
Wilkerson, William H 1
Oil well in Henderson County, Kentucky · operated by Acme Drilling
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 5, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 13, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,243 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-101-07405
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Zion North
- County
- Henderson
- Coordinates
- 37.81745, -87.45056
- State record #
- 10564
Operator
- Wells operated
- 47
- Active
- 7
- States
- CA, IL, KY, MI, NY, PA
- As filed
- ACME DRILLING CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins, Martine 4 | 16-059-06178 | Other status | Other type | Farmer, H C |
| Faith, G Allen | KY:18942 | Active | Injection | Hoffman, George A |
| Tyler, W L Mrs 1 | 16-059-06226 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lebow, Simon |
| Tyler, W L Mrs 4 | 16-059-06222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lebow, Simon |
| Hoffman-Watson 1 | 16-101-00771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quasar, Inc |
| Knight, Charles 1 | 16-101-04147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lake Ronel Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.