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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

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

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Pickens Warren 134-105-20954ActiveOilPutnam William H
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Hartshorn, Glenn A. Hartshorn 147-107-01296ActiveGasMullen Resources LLC
Roberts Jennett 134-105-23370Other statusOilJ D Drilling Company
Staats, Early M. 547-107-01162ActiveGasMoonlight Oil And Gas, LLC

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