API 34-009-20768OrphanedOil well
Bentz Anderson 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
Jan 2, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,975 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20768
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.21812, -81.79033
- State record #
- 34009207680000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens Warren 1 | 34-105-20954 | Active | Oil | Putnam William H |
| Bissell Joseph & Ada 1 | 34-105-22518 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Smith, William & Betty Smith 2 | 47-107-01400 | Active | Gas | Capital Energy, LLC |
| Hartshorn, Glenn A. Hartshorn 1 | 47-107-01296 | Active | Gas | Mullen Resources LLC |
| Roberts Jennett 1 | 34-105-23370 | Other status | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Staats, Early M. 5 | 47-107-01162 | Active | Gas | Moonlight Oil And Gas, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.