API 16-149-00539OrphanedOil well
Blanchett, J C 5
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Hercules 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
Sep 8, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,025 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00539
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.54074, -87.25241
- State record #
- 2023970
Operator
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
- As filed
- HERCULES PETROLEUM CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shacklette, J O 1 | 16-149-00677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupp Oil Co |
| Barrett, Sanders 1 | KY:71941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Culbreth, L |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.