Who operates Mills, J L 2?

Mills, J L 2 (API 16-183-05542) is operated by Unknown according to the Kentucky regulator's registry.

Is Mills, J L 2 plugged or still active?

Mills, J L 2 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Mills, J L 2 located?

Mills, J L 2 is in Ohio County, Kentucky at 37.65715, -86.84982.

API 16-183-05542OrphanedOther type well

Mills, J L 2

Other type well in Ohio County, Kentucky · operated by Unknown

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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Total depth

450 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 16-183-05542
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type: Other type(LOC)
County: Ohio
Coordinates: 37.65715, -86.84982
State record #: 157969

Operator

Unknown

Wells operated: 14,644
Active: 2,816
States: AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Trogdon Heirs Et Al 1	16-183-02527	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Watts, James R
Bartlett, J S 1	16-183-04878	Orphaned	Other type	Unknown
wedding-slack A	16-183-04866	Orphaned	Other type	Unknown
Hogland, J T M	16-183-05279	Orphaned	Other type	Unknown
Whittaker-Hoover-Parks 1	16-183-02522	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Watts, James R
Wedding-slack B	16-183-04867	Other status	Other type	Unknown

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.