API 34-009-61811OrphanedOil well
Richards #3
Oil well in Athens 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
Jan 1, 2024
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-61811
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: pl_oil_gas)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.50457, -82.07192
- State record #
- 34009618110000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Margaret E Hrs 2 | 34-009-60294 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| White Thomas J 4 | 34-009-21492 | Active | Oil | Am-Tek Oil Inc |
| Smith Leonard A & Pauline E 1 | 34-009-21484 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Leonard A & Pauline 4 | 34-009-21928 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Altier Petroleum Inc |
| Smith Mike 1 | 34-009-22486 | Active | Oil | Lewis Randall J |
| Sunday Creek Coal Co 254 | 34-009-20731 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.