API 16-207-00112OrphanedOil well
Simpson, Jesse 1
Oil well in Russell County, Kentucky · operated by Hicks Enterprises
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
Apr 11, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 13, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,808 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-207-00112
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Freedom South
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 36.90957, -85.08869
- State record #
- 52695
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 1
- States
- KY
- As filed
- HICKS ENTERPRISES, INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan, Jimmie 2 | 16-053-03413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B & W Drilling Co |
| Daniels, Paul 2 | 16-053-00991 | Active | Oil | Pyle & Pyle Drilling & Explorati |
| Reneau, Robert 2 | 16-053-02758 | Other status | Other type | Ohio Kentucky Oil Corporation |
| Conner, Keith & Maxine 106 | 16-053-06695 | Orphaned | Oil | Target Oil & Gas Corp |
| Brown, Dorothy 1 | 16-053-01077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | South Shore Oil Co |
| Hunter, Gene 1 | 16-053-04508 | Other status | Other type | Conner, John C |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.