API 16-183-01296OrphanedOil well
Royal 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
May 20, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
549 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-01296
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.63586, -86.77911
- State record #
- 2035378
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, C A 1 | KY:2033506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Darst & Wenner |
| Keith, J W 1 | 16-183-03771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek Oil Co, Inc |
| Wedding, E L 1 | KY:2033660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sharp, J |
| Keith, J 1 | KY:2033945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, J C |
| Smith, T H 2 | KY:2033184 | Other status | Other type | Wana Oil Co |
| Johnston, K R 1 | 16-183-03745 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beeson, Richard W |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.