API 34-005-20183OrphanedOil well
Franks L 3
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 6, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
716 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-005-20183
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Ashland
- Coordinates
- 40.93620, -82.16206
- State record #
- 34005201830000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair 2 | 34-169-22915 | Other status | Oil | Bethel Resources Inc |
| Fair 1 | 34-169-22530 | Active | Oil | Harley Drilling & Producing Ltd |
| Ryland Bc 1 | 34-005-20161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Clippinger Wl 3 | 34-005-20554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Clippinger W L 2 | 34-005-20487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Clippinger W L 1 | 34-005-22431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.