Who operates Seiss H & B 1?

Seiss H & B 1 (API 34-005-20168) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Seiss H & B 1 plugged or still active?

Seiss H & B 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Seiss H & B 1 located?

Seiss H & B 1 is in Ashland County, Ohio at 40.80719, -82.35144.

API 34-005-20168OrphanedOil well

Seiss H & B 1

Oil well in Ashland 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Sep 2, 1940

Plug date

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Total depth

734 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-005-20168
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Ashland
Coordinates: 40.80719, -82.35144
State record #: 34005201680000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Brecheisen Roger M 1	34-005-60052	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Smith Budd 3	34-005-60170	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Guthrie Hf 1	34-005-60173	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Wilford William T 2	34-005-60050	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Bash Bernard F 3	34-005-22502	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Portz Harry E 2	34-005-60057	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.