API 34-005-61717OrphanedOil well
Gortner Ethel 4
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
Jun 12, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
721 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-005-61717
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Ashland
- Coordinates
- 40.89893, -82.16458
- State record #
- 34005617170000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farguhar Myron 1 | 34-005-23421 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mairs Neal 1 | 34-169-24579 | Orphaned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
| Spade Julia M 1 | 34-169-61101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Dean 2 | 34-169-23732 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James R Smail Inc |
| Sparr Ira E Et Al 1 | 34-169-61118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Horn Jw 2 | 34-169-61112 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.