API 16-177-00872OrphanedOil well
Hill, Arthur E 3
Oil well in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · operated by Hiawatha 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 21, 1956
Plug date
Apr 14, 2023
Total depth
687 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-177-00872
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hardeson
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Coordinates
- 37.11163, -87.26778
- State record #
- 20658
Operator
- Wells operated
- 253
- Active
- 117
- States
- CO, IL, KY, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- HIAWATHA OIL & GAS CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison, L O 1 | 16-047-01370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sanders-Thoureen, Inc |
| Russell, Dr Leroy 1 | 16-047-01528 | Other status | Other type | Nally, Joseph L |
| Combs, Louise 1 | KY:54679 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, F M Dr |
| Alvis, Joe 1 | KY:54669 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Golden West Oil |
| Powell, Victor 1 | 16-219-00325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, Ronald H |
| Rager, Bill 1 | 16-047-01523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James E |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.