API 34-105-21336OrphanedOil well
Van Ness Thomas 1
Oil well in Meigs 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
Apr 20, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
705 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-105-21336
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- 39.01731, -82.28698
- State record #
- 34105213360000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutt August & Darlene 1-37a | 34-053-20606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Energy Search Inc |
| Rutt August & Darlene 1-37 | 34-053-20604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mitchell Energy Corp |
| Pickens Ethel K Unit 1 | 34-053-20583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mitchell Energy Corp |
| Rife Francis & Frances 2 | 34-053-20946 | Other status | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Rife Francis & Frances 2 | 34-053-20458 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bob Evans Hidden Valley Ranch 3 | 34-053-20936 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Doran & Associates |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.