API 34-127-20161OrphanedOil well
Ketcham Va 1
Oil well in Perry 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 5, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,863 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-127-20161
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: gas)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Perry
- Coordinates
- 39.58394, -82.09047
- State record #
- 34127201610000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball 1 | 34-115-24101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Withem Bob L |
| Ball 3 | 34-115-24214 | Active | Oil | Smith Ronald Dba Chipco |
| Poston Em USA 4-0-2573 | 34-009-21874 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quaker State Oil Ref Corp |
| Spencer 2 | 34-009-23596 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Altier Brothers Inc |
| Well 34-115-60326 | 34-115-60326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Drydock Coal Co 31tr | 34-009-22697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Belden & Blake Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.