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API 34-173-20337OrphanedOil well

Simon Elmer Ford 2

Oil well in Wood 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

Jul 21, 1976

Total depth

0 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-173-20337
Status
Orphaned(state code: dry)
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wood
Coordinates
41.18688, -83.63744
State record #
34173203370000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 34-063-6721134-063-67211ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-063-6341134-063-63411ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-063-6328734-063-63287ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
1934-063-64671Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-063-6132734-063-61327Other statusOther typeHistoric Owner
1634-063-64672Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner

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