API 16-183-01235OrphanedOil well
Seaton Heirs 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
Sep 13, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
752 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01235
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.64654, -86.77849
- State record #
- 2035392
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midkiff, L C 1 | 16-183-03960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bishop, Harold B |
| Maden, Franklin 2 | 16-183-02797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watts, J R |
| Maden, Frank 2 | 16-183-03896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | O'Neal, Gary Dba Investors Co |
| Baker, Sam 4 | 16-183-02694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Steffy, Lyman |
| Eskridge, J B 2 | 16-183-03421 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallivan, Daniel J |
| Midkiff, L C 3 | 16-183-05502 | Other status | Other type | Advanced Petroleum Enhancement, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.