API 34-009-20460OrphanedOil well
Meek Lewis & Edith 2
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
Feb 4, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
862 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20460
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.33260, -81.88817
- State record #
- 34009204600000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartnell Wb 1 | 34-009-20185 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Calaway Ralph B 1 | 34-009-21940 | Other status | Oil | Trend Exploration Ltd |
| Chapman Fw 11 | 34-009-60834 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| The Resettlement 1 | 34-009-22660 | Other status | Oil | Stonebridge Operating Co LLC |
| Hartnell Wb 2 | 34-009-20441 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Elsea 2 | 34-009-22478 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.