API 16-171-00746OrphanedOil well
Hestand, Nebert S1
Oil well in Monroe County, Kentucky · operated by Butler John D
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
Aug 11, 1987
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 15, 1987
Plug date
Nov 20, 1989
Total depth
1,800 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-171-00746
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bradley Springs N
- County
- Monroe
- Coordinates
- 36.65363, -85.62269
- State record #
- 79940
Operator
- Wells operated
- 132
- Active
- 8
- States
- KY
- As filed
- BUTLER, JOHN D
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 41-027-20307 | 41-027-20307 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-027-20316 | 41-027-20316 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Well 41-027-20172 | 41-027-20172 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Stephens, Joe 1 | 16-171-02198 | Other status | Other type | Van Lingen, Peter |
| Knight, George 3 | 16-171-00573 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bennett Petroleum Corp |
| Oakley, Robert 5 | 16-171-01593 | Other status | Other type | Holmes, Onis |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.