Who operates Bates M & C 1-A?

Bates M & C 1-A (API 34-005-22260) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Bates M & C 1-A plugged or still active?

Bates M & C 1-A is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Bates M & C 1-A located?

Bates M & C 1-A is in Ashland County, Ohio at 40.90641, -82.30158.

API 34-005-22260OrphanedOil well

Bates M & C 1-A

Oil well in Ashland County, Ohio · operated by Historic Owner

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Apr 27, 1964

Plug date

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Total depth

4,535 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-005-22260
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Ashland
Coordinates: 40.90641, -82.30158
State record #: 34005222600000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co 12447	34-005-24079	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Saltzgaber Rm 1	34-005-21893	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Allen 1	34-005-23364	Active	Oil	Kenoil LLC
Oswalt Trent M 3	34-005-22816	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Historic Owner
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co 5	34-005-22567	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Noggle Wm 2-603	34-005-21954	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner

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