API 16-149-01012OrphanedOther type well
Smith, Sherman & Son 1
Other type well in Mclean County, Kentucky · operated by Empire Oil & Gas
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
Apr 23, 1973
Drilling began
Completion
May 23, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,917 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-149-01012
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(D&A)
- County
- Mclean
- Coordinates
- 37.42135, -87.21763
- State record #
- 72395
Operator
- Wells operated
- 383
- Active
- 79
- States
- CA, KY, WV
- As filed
- EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdonald & Shaver 1 | 16-177-03907 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Baker & Williams |
| Mcdonald, Rufus 1 | KY:83334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Gas Transmission Corp |
| Mcdonald, Rufus 1 | KY:69920 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Baker, Charles Jr |
| Noffsinger, P S Heirs Oil & Gas 1 | 16-177-01885 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baker, Chas & W E William |
| Noffsinger, P S Heirs 1 | 16-177-04031 | Other status | Other type | Baker & Williams |
| Tucker, J B Heirs 2 | 16-177-04310 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Baker & Williams |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.