API 16-183-01124OrphanedOil well
Wilson 2
Oil well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Cox Ben F
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
Dec 17, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 4, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
772 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01124
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Dan
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.48730, -86.69861
- State record #
- 100247
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- KY
- As filed
- COX, BEN F
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 |
| 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 |
| Beasley, Hershel 1 | 16-031-00516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vaughn, Jesse S |
| Beck, C P 1 | KY:54278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yunker, Milton & Associates |
| Embry, Minnie 1 | KY:28419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller, J C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.