API 34-167-21827OrphanedOil well
Smith Ernest # 3
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
Oct 24, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
731 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-167-21827
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 39.52347, -81.23698
- State record #
- 34167218270000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noland A A Hrs 2 | 34-167-21485 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Weekley, David Weekley 2 | 47-073-00959 | Active | Gas | Pin Oak Operating, LLC |
| USA 22-1 | 34-167-27559 | Other status | Oil | Oilfield Specialists Inc |
| Haynes J& N 4 | 34-167-64560 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Rymer, James B2-2 | 47-073-00872 | Active | Gas | Ecological Energy, Inc. |
| Rice, Authur 1 | 47-073-00989 | Active | Gas | Byrd'S Oil & Gas, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.