API 16-149-00542OrphanedOil well
Knott, Charles P 3
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
Nov 2, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 6, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,470 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00542
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.64702, -87.34893
- State record #
- 2025229
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woosley, E T 1 | 16-149-02540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evans, John D |
| Johnson, Carol & Jack 1 | KY:2024264 | Active | Gas | Walk, Art |
| Sandefur-Hancock-Smith Unit 1 | 16-107-00510 | Active | Oil | Lafitte Co |
| Wiley, A H 1 | 16-107-02603 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafitte Co |
| Johe, Willard Et Al 1 | 16-233-01874 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Settle, Harry W |
| Wiley, A H 1 | 16-107-02606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafitte Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.