API 16-115-01729OrphanedGas well
Rice, Sherman 1
Gas well in Johnson County, Kentucky · operated by Gibson
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
May 31, 1927
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,182 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-115-01729
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Swamp Branch
- County
- Johnson
- Coordinates
- 37.74002, -82.89193
- State record #
- 77338
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 1
- States
- CA, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, S B 6405 | 16-153-02833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Allen Heirs 1 | KY:75185 | Active | Oil | Allen, S E Et Al |
| Allen, George 5643 | 16-153-03583 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Slone, Wylie 1 | KY:63333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eastern Gulf Oil Co |
| Slone, Burns 2 | 16-071-02355 | Active | Gas | Bradley, Charles R Dba Basin Energy Co |
| Slone, Burns 2 | 16-071-02104 | Active | Gas | Bradley, Charles R Dba Basin Energy Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.