API 34-115-21529OrphanedOil well
Nichols Paul & Velma 1
Oil well in Morgan 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 28, 1976
Plug date
Nov 25, 2025
Total depth
1,420 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-115-21529
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: pl_gas_oilshow)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Morgan
- Coordinates
- 39.59635, -81.95831
- State record #
- 34115215290000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe James T 8 | 34-115-20988 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lowe James T 3 | 34-115-60389 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Janes Ii C 1 | 34-115-24314 | Other status | Oil | Century Well Service |
| Lowe James T 5 | 34-115-60387 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| BOILEAU B-Old D | 34-115-63232 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Boileau A A 10-T | 34-115-20098 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.