API 34-167-21670OrphanedOil well
Smith Ernest 2
Oil well in Washington 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 26, 1952
Plug date
—
Total depth
725 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-167-21670
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 39.52520, -81.23670
- State record #
- 34167216700000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendershot Catherine 7 | 34-167-64556 | Active | Oil | Schultheis Oil & Gas |
| Eddy 1-11 | 34-167-27238 | Other status | Oil | Quadrant Exploration Inc |
| Riggs, John & Brenda Riggs 20 | 47-073-01265 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Triad Resources, Inc. |
| Smith Paul 3 | 34-167-24607 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Riggs C W Inc |
| Boyd 13 | 34-167-66364 | Active | Oil | Fouss Energy LLC |
| Pethtel, Ethel 3 | 47-073-00956 | Other status | Other type | Halwell Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.