API 34-005-20654OrphanedOil 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
Mar 4, 1952
Plug date
—
Total depth
722 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-005-20654
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Ashland
- Coordinates
- 40.94175, -82.16476
- State record #
- 34005206540000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpolis Stanley 2 | 34-005-22423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hockenberry N 1 | 34-169-20188 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bower 1 | 34-169-22411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
| Harpster Russell L 10960 | 34-005-22878 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Historic Owner |
| Moherman Portia W 2 | 34-005-22906 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission LLC |
| Moherman Portia W 11033 | 34-005-22902 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.