API 34-073-20179OrphanedOil well
Paxton Mahlon 2
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
Mar 2, 1948
Plug date
Mar 4, 1948
Total depth
2,012 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-073-20179
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: nogis_rec)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hocking
- Coordinates
- 39.43848, -82.62463
- State record #
- 34073201790000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haecker J Ludwig 1 | 34-163-20373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Cox Emory 1 | 34-163-20637 | Orphaned | Oil | Bay State Exploration Co |
| Mcwhorter Edwin 1 | 34-163-20917 | Active | Oil | Mfc Drilling Inc |
| Broadstone A & D 1 | 34-163-20488 | Active | Oil | Bay State Exploration Co |
| Hart Goldie M 2 | 34-163-20180 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-163-69380 | 34-163-69380 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.