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API 34-009-20467OrphanedOil well

Gaston John I 1

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 20, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

1,035 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-009-20467
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Athens
Coordinates
39.25239, -81.89929
State record #
34009204670000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Midkiff Wilbur 234-105-60117Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Riggs Harley E 134-105-21848ActiveOilJ D Drilling Company
Knight Ralph E 334-105-23296Other statusOilBlauser Energy Corporation
Riggs Harley E 334-105-21882ActiveOilJ D Drilling Company
Logan Gf Et Al 334-105-20812OrphanedOilHistoric Owner
Midkiff 134-105-22235ActiveOilWyant Exploration Company

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