API 16-159-01099OrphanedGas well
Dempsey, Mark Hrs 14
Gas well in Martin County, Kentucky · operated by Meng Charles H
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 2, 1998
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 14, 1998
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,708 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-159-01099
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Big Sandy
- County
- Martin
- Coordinates
- 37.86010, -82.42576
- State record #
- 115709
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 18
- States
- KY
- As filed
- MENG, CHARLES H
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Dev (Wm J Sword Tr) 8917 | 16-159-00187 | Active | Gas | Penn-Virginia Resource Corp |
| Pochantas Dev Corp 23231 | 16-159-01067 | Active | Gas | Columbia Natural Resources, Inc |
| Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 6881 | KY:66284 | Active | Gas | United Fuel Gas Co |
| Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 6881 | KY:66285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | United Fuel Gas Co |
| Pocahontas Development Corp 21796 | 16-159-00232 | Active | Gas | Columbia Natural Resources, Inc |
| Pocahontas Dev Corp 23239 | 16-159-01069 | Active | Gas | Columbia Natural Resources, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.