API 16-149-00511OrphanedOil well
Wilhite 3
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Sohio Petroleum
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 26, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,681 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00511
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.59999, -87.23940
- State record #
- 2025903
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,203
- Active
- 81
- States
- AL, AR, CA, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- SOHIO PETROLEUM CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donahoo, Edward 1 | 16-149-00081 | Active | Oil | Hoffman, George A |
| Thomas, Nora F 2 | 16-149-02352 | Active | Oil | Lafitte Co |
| Ellis, A G Est 1 | 16-149-01662 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Reynolds & Vincent, Inc |
| Stevens Heirs 10 | 16-149-00881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Best Royalties, Inc |
| Wilhite, Beatrice 3 | 16-149-01284 | Other status | Other type | Stouder Drilling Co |
| Stevens Heirs 15 | KY:19500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, J C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.