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API 16-225-00079OrphanedOil well

Hancock, C M 8

Oil well in Union County, Kentucky · operated by Gough William

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

Feb 19, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

2,615 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
16-225-00079
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Hitesville
County
Union
Coordinates
37.72701, -87.84864
State record #
24491

Operator

Gough William

Wells operated
5
Active
0
States
KY
As filed
GOUGH, WILLIAM

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Chancellor, D T 116-225-02174Plugged & abandonedOther typeTurner, J D
Stodgill, R H 116-225-02787Plugged & abandonedOther typeBander, J H
Springer, John M 116-225-00884Other statusOther typeSun Oil Co
Camp Breckinridge 13KY:83987Plugged & abandonedOther typeSentry Royalty Co
Peabody Coal Co Dh-49KY:2038459Other statusOther typeUnknown
Shouse, H M 1KY:2038460Plugged & abandonedOther typeO'Neal, C E

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