API 34-167-66212OrphanedOil well
Buffington 1
Oil well in Washington 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 2, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-167-66212
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 39.45641, -81.13536
- State record #
- 34167662120000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson, Max, Etal Matteson H-1053 | 47-073-00936 | Orphaned | Gas | Solitude Mountain LLC |
| Taylor, Harold Lavina Dye 1 | 47-073-02098 | Orphaned | Gas | The Glass Development Company |
| Shultz, S. L. - Heirs 1 | 47-073-00616 | Active | Gas | Hunter Run Oil & Gas Co. |
| Carpenter, H. A. Carpenter 6 | 47-073-01777 | Other status | Other type | Alliance Petroleum Co., LLC |
| Smith, John A. Jno A Smith 8 | 47-085-07976 | Active | Gas | Schultz Run Gas Co. |
| Mccullough, J. C. 1 | 47-073-00524 | Active | Gas | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.