API 34-009-20523OrphanedOil well
Dickson Earl 2
Oil well in Athens 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
Sep 10, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
900 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20523
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.43449, -81.85808
- State record #
- 34009205230000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 34-009-61320 | 34-009-61320 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Ora Finsterwald Hrs 8 | 34-009-21036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Barrows & Copeland 8 | 34-009-61318 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-009-61321 | 34-009-61321 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Riddle James 1 | 34-167-25885 | Other status | Oil | Whitnam Oil & Gas Corp |
| Watkins 2 | 34-167-25937 | Other status | Oil | Whitnam Oil & Gas Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.