API 34-009-20240OrphanedOil well
Mead Merrill E 1
Oil well in Athens County, Ohio · operated by Stright Roger
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
Jan 18, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,460 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20240
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: gas)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.34618, -81.96442
- State record #
- 34009202400000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 3
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niggemeyer Lena & Kate 2 | 34-009-20332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Kinnon Michael 7 | 34-009-20457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Niggemyer 4 | 34-009-23689 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
| Bolin De 1 | 34-009-60964 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lemaster 1 | 34-009-23644 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
| Caldwell Fi 4 | 34-009-20171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.