API 16-159-00895OrphanedGas well
Dempsey Heirs 2
Gas well in Martin County, Kentucky · operated by Whitis Et Al
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
May 31, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,812 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-159-00895
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Big Sandy
- County
- Martin
- Coordinates
- 37.85312, -82.42225
- State record #
- 65428
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 9594 | 16-195-00873 | Active | Gas | United Fuel Gas Co |
| Pocohontas Dev Corp 23367 | 16-159-01106 | Active | Gas | Columbia Natural Resources, Inc |
| Trout, Thomas 23618 | 16-195-04113 | Active | Gas | Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC |
| Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 6361 | KY:66275 | Active | Gas | United Fuel Gas Co |
| Pocahontas Dev Corp (Mcgee, Wm) 9142 | 16-159-00791 | Active | Gas | Penn-Virginia Resource Corp |
| Pocahontas Dev (Wm Mcgee Hrs Tr) 8920 | 16-159-00189 | Active | Gas | Penn-Virginia Resource Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.