API 34-009-20142OrphanedOil well
Leoffler Earnest 1
Oil well in Athens County, Ohio · operated by Smith Abbott P Iii Dr
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
Oct 22, 1937
Plug date
Mar 9, 2026
Total depth
1,578 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20142
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: pl_gas)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.37263, -81.98140
- State record #
- 34009201420000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- OH
- As filed
- SMITH ABBOTT P III (DR)
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Alden A 1 | 34-009-60912 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Creamer A C 1 | 34-009-20011 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Carsey Fred 2 | 34-009-20410 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Townsend A D & Wife 1 | 34-009-60914 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Shuler Joe 1 | 34-009-20181 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Grimm Romuald 2 | 34-009-22574 | Other status | Oil | Atha Edward E |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.