API 16-183-00186OrphanedOil well
Edge, Paul 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
Nov 7, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,850 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-00186
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bells Run
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.63286, -86.89730
- State record #
- 15724
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, Laura 1 | 16-183-03603 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tucker, M R |
| Humphrey, J W 1 | 16-183-01165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Humphrey, Chester |
| Shaver, L B 1 | KY:25157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Callas & Stephenson |
| Cox, J Earl 1 | 16-183-02564 | Active | Oil | Smith, H C |
| Humphrey, J W 1 | 16-183-03720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoffman, George A |
| Cox, Earl 1 | 16-183-03331 | Active | Oil | Westerfield, Kenneth |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.