API 16-149-00541OrphanedOil well
Knott, Charles P 2
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
Oct 26, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 30, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,470 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00541
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.64812, -87.34828
- State record #
- 2025228
Operator
- Wells operated
- 797
- Active
- 85
- States
- KY, LA
- As filed
- HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunville, Gus 1 | 16-233-01786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schofield Oil Co |
| Johnson, Theron 1 | 16-149-03244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Coffman, G A 1 | 16-107-01691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Burlew, Marshall |
| Hull, W T 1 | 16-149-03182 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoffman, George A |
| Hull, W T 1 | 16-149-01313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Walter, E J |
| Miller, Hobart 1 | 16-149-03516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doty Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.