API 16-149-00561OrphanedOil well
Hoover, Sam H Heirs 3
Oil well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Hupp Re
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
Oct 8, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,016 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-00561
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Elba West
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.66905, -87.41363
- State record #
- 25533
Operator
- Wells operated
- 85
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HUPP, R E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranes, W M 1 | 16-233-01323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Boarman, W H 1b | 16-149-02721 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R |
| Greer, Alma 8 | 16-149-03018 | Other status | Other type | Absher, Henry |
| Greer, Alma 3 | 16-149-03017 | Other status | Other type | Absher, Henry |
| Mathis, Vernie M 1 | 16-107-01082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ken-Tex Oil Corp |
| Mathis, Alton L 2 | 16-107-01087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ken-Tex Oil Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.