API 34-009-21154OrphanedOil well
Backus Roy & Mary K 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
Nov 21, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
911 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21154
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.45754, -82.20516
- State record #
- 34009211540000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Mining Co 4 | 34-009-20550 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Vore Jh & Lydia 2 | 34-009-60309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Moore Charles E 1 | 34-009-60306 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Vore Jh & La 1 | 34-009-60308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Dais B F 1 | 34-009-60394 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mary Young Unit 1 | 34-009-22013 | Orphaned | Oil | Frost R Z & Assoc Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.