API 16-149-00123OrphanedOil well
Blanchett, J C 1
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Hercules Oil
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
Apr 19, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,135 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00123
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.54024, -87.25510
- State record #
- 2023968
Operator
- Wells operated
- 27
- Active
- 0
- States
- CA, KY
- As filed
- HERCULES OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teal / Atmos Sa-007 | 16-149-03749 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cnx Gas Company, LLC |
| Corum, Otto, Et Al 1 | 16-107-01084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ken-Tex Oil Corp |
| Shacklette, J O 1 | 16-149-00396 | Active | Gas | National Chemical Gas Expl |
| Lukens, Margaret 1 | 16-149-03346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schoonmaker, George C |
| Smith, Sherman & Son 1 | 16-149-01012 | Orphaned | Other type | Empire Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Smith, Sherman 1 | 16-149-02309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quasar, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.