API 16-183-00141OrphanedOil well
Felix Heirs-Knistern Et Al 1
Oil well in Ohio 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 7, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,750 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-00141
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Concord Church South
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.48937, -86.83257
- State record #
- 24111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Ellen G 1 | 16-183-02637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dacar Energy, Inc |
| Render, J L Heirs 1 | 16-183-05434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pearce, Hampton J |
| Beck Heirs 1 | 16-183-02625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Beck Heirs 1 | 16-183-02623 | Other status | Other type | Har-Ken Oil Co |
| Iler, J 1 | KY:54279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yunker, Milton & Associates |
| Hatler, J M 1 | KY:100853 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yunker, Milton & Associates |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.