API 34-169-61049OrphanedOil well
Mellinger Gb 1
Oil well in Wayne 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
Jul 19, 1921
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,293 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-61049
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.80233, -82.03418
- State record #
- 34169610490000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ch 5 | 34-169-20619 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Taylor Ch 6 | 34-169-20641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Harrison Lawrence 3 | 34-169-20621 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Graber Eli A 1 | 34-169-20740 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Taylor Ch 7 | 34-169-20642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Buckeye Oil Producing Co |
| Critchfield Fb 1 | 34-169-60485 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.