API 34-167-62064OrphanedOil well
Mericle 1
Oil well in Washington 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
Nov 20, 1926
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-167-62064
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 39.51942, -81.11063
- State record #
- 34167620640000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Leonard 2 | 47-073-01823 | Active | Gas | Ecological Energy, Inc. |
| Riggs, C. Wessly Pethtel 1 | 47-073-02108 | Active | Gas | Pin Oak Operating, LLC |
| Cunningham, J. E. 8 | 47-073-00072 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gale Dr Larry B 1 | 34-167-25736 | Active | Oil | Greenwood Oil LLC |
| Spindle Top Farms 10 | 47-073-02286 | Active | Gas | Willow Run Energy, LLC |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Svc. Ingram 2 | 47-073-00878 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triad Resources, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.