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API 34-075-60135OrphanedOil well

Franks Sam L & M H 3

Oil well in Holmes County, Ohio · operated by Wh Patten Drilling

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

Feb 9, 1927

Plug date

Total depth

3,544 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-075-60135
Status
Orphaned(state code: oil)
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Holmes
Coordinates
40.57955, -81.95358
State record #
34075601350000

Operator

Wh Patten Drilling

Wells operated
213
Active
138
States
OH
As filed
W H PATTEN DRILLING CO

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Nearby wells

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Yoder Mattie 234-075-23466Other statusOilPenn-Ohio Energy Corp
Arnold 234-075-23665Plugged & abandonedOilMiller Roy/R A Miller Energy LLC
Austin 134-075-25221ActiveOilLake Region Oil Inc
Nyhart Bernard 134-075-23645Other statusOilPremium Energy Inc
Patterson Nellie 234-075-23435Other statusOilMartin Exc Inc
Wengerd Henry M & Betty 2281434-075-25180ActiveOilDiversified Production LLC

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