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API 34-163-90129OrphanedOil well

Purvis J E 1

Oil well in Vinton 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

Oct 29, 1917

Plug date

Total depth

2,621 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-163-90129
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Vinton
Coordinates
39.27987, -82.56866
State record #
34163901290000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Lockard Unit 234-163-20554Other statusOilCgas Exploration
Henderson George F 134-079-20060OrphanedOilHistoric Owner
Long S Mary 1-509934-079-60424Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Tripp Stephen M Heirs 134-079-60446Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Dixon L W 134-163-20364Plugged & abandonedOilEllen P Sharp LLC
Handley Harold E Et Al 1-598434-079-60447ActiveOilBrick Service and Sales Inc

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.