API 16-183-01229OrphanedGas well
Midkiff, J F 1
Gas 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.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
675 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01229
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.58750, -86.82011
- State record #
- 2035569
Operator
- Wells operated
- 383
- Active
- 79
- States
- CA, KY, WV
- As filed
- EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kniskern, Kenneth 1 | 16-183-03822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garten, M O |
| Bozarth, John 1 | KY:15482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver Dam Coal Co |
| Funk, Andy 1 | 16-183-03500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Combs, Luther |
| Morris, E E 1 | KY:15464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Snyder, W K Et Al |
| Hughes, Bessie 1 | KY:100345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller & Damron |
| Sandefur, T C & Ann 1 | 16-183-04593 | Active | Oil | Affiliated Holdings, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.