API 34-005-20991OrphanedOil well
Murch Ellsworth 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
Jan 2, 1900
Plug date
Mar 27, 2025
Total depth
2,525 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-005-20991
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: pl_gas)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Ashland
- Coordinates
- 40.87190, -82.29927
- State record #
- 34005209910000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34-005-61496 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Strang Ja 1 | 34-005-20773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Carpenter Frank 1 | 34-005-61587 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Harlan Dan R 5 | 34-005-22661 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission LLC |
| Enderle 1 | 34-005-24042 | Other status | Oil | James R Smail Inc |
| Moffett De & Ml 1 | 34-005-21958 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.