API 16-231-00778OrphanedOil well
Rice, J L Heirs 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Kentucky · operated by Vogler Petroleum
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
Jul 5, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 9, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
627 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-231-00778
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 36.70007, -84.72070
- State record #
- 2041268
Operator
- Wells operated
- 29
- Active
- 7
- States
- KY
- As filed
- VOGLER PETROLEUM CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blevins Heirs 3 | 16-231-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
| Stearns Coal & Lumber Co 7 | 16-147-00382 | Other status | Other type | Western Reserves Oil Co |
| Blevins Heirs 1 | 16-231-00886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
| Simmons, John (Dr) 1 | 16-231-01233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moschetta, Robert |
| Smith Heirs 1 | 16-231-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ideal Drilling Co, Inc |
| Blevins Hrs 2 | 16-231-00887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Walter G |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.