API 34-005-60296OrphanedOil well
Moerz Gp 1
Oil well in Ashland 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
Jun 13, 1918
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,979 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-005-60296
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Ashland
- Coordinates
- 40.59782, -82.31043
- State record #
- 34005602960000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick Unit 1 | 34-083-24051 | Active | Oil | H I Smith Oil & Gas Inc |
| Crawford 3 | 34-083-22850 | Active | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
| Turner 1 | 34-083-24281 | Active | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
| Sheldon Dp & Lm 3 | 34-083-23338 | Active | Oil | Bratton Energy |
| Strang H H 1 | 34-083-20387 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hardesty Production |
| Browne Edward 1 | 34-083-22933 | Other status | Oil | Akron Petroleum Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.