API 16-183-05508OrphanedOther type well
Kelly-Westerfield, W B 7-W
Other type 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
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Plug date
Jan 18, 2023
Total depth
650 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-183-05508
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Other type(LOC)
- County
- Ohio
- Coordinates
- 37.61337, -86.88690
- State record #
- 156115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heirs 1-3 | KY:15422 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, C F & Tremont |
| Taylor, William 1 | KY:15476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tower Oil Co |
| Ashley Heirs 1 | KY:15423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sharp, James L Et Al |
| Johnson, Vern A | 16-183-03056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
| Brown, W E & Rolly Tichenor 1 | 16-183-02419 | Other status | Other type | Yost Oil Co |
| Webb, Claude 1 | KY:15478 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.