API 34-009-20798OrphanedOil well
Colburn Frank 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
Nov 21, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,620 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20798
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.19648, -82.03764
- State record #
- 34009207980000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Frank 1 | 34-105-60405 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Murphy John 1 | 34-105-22604 | Active | Oil | Jerry Runyon |
| Chapman Gertrude & Rd 4 | 34-105-60397 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Russell James 1 | 34-105-60618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Arthur 1 | 34-105-21199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burdette Robert S |
| Hood Arthur E 4 | 34-105-22547 | Orphaned | Oil | Royal Petroleum Prop Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.