API 34-009-20380OrphanedOil well
Varner Fred E & Hughes Md 6
Oil well in Athens 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
Jul 2, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,204 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20380
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.21516, -81.86206
- State record #
- 34009203800000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Geraldine 1 | 34-105-23039 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Conroy George & Clara (Swiw #18) 1 | 34-105-23268 | Active | Injection | J D Drilling Company |
| Frederick Oris 1 | 34-105-23307 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Ritchie Wayne E 1 | 34-105-21191 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chesapeake Appalachia LLC |
| State Of Ohio 1 | 34-105-20972 | Active | Oil | Putnam William H |
| Eastman George W 1 | 34-105-20801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.