API 34-073-60073OrphanedOil well
Nihizer S S 1
Oil well in Hocking 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
Dec 31, 1915
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,586 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-073-60073
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hocking
- Coordinates
- 39.44848, -82.51589
- State record #
- 34073600730000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Henry G 1 | 34-163-60281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Barnhill Charles W 1 | 34-163-20179 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bishop Ernest 1 | 34-163-20467 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Appleman Ww 1 | 34-163-20501 | Other status | Oil | Bay State Exploration Co |
| Bishop Ernest 1 | 34-163-20809 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kilbarger Investments Inc |
| 9 | 34-163-60813 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.