API 34-073-60053OrphanedOil well
Watts Eli 2
Oil well in Hocking 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 10, 1937
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,534 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-073-60053
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hocking
- Coordinates
- 39.42342, -82.51942
- State record #
- 34073600530000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 34-163-60321 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mcquade Ellen 1. | 34-163-60780 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking Hills Energy And Well Service LLC |
| 1 | 34-163-60134 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Garrett Wade Et Al 1 | 34-163-20494 | Other status | Oil | Bay State Exploration Co |
| Benedict Inc Lease 4 | 34-163-20636 | Other status | Oil | Cgas Exploration |
| Rosser Chas 1 | 34-163-60873 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.