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API 34-005-20425OrphanedOil well

Steele Bessie C 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

Drilling began

Completion

Sep 26, 1949

Plug date

Total depth

714 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-005-20425
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Ashland
Coordinates
40.94375, -82.15933
State record #
34005204250000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gardner He & M 134-005-23333Plugged & abandonedOilQuaker State Oil Ref Corp
Firebaugh 234-169-22854Other statusOilRimco Operating Inc
Firebaugh 134-169-22853Other statusOilRimco Operating Inc
Thorley Omar R& Ruth 134-169-22906Plugged & abandonedOilRimco Operating Inc
Hiller E & S 15b34-005-23425Plugged & abandonedOilJrm Oil Co
Rudy Fred B & Ethel 434-005-22873Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner

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