API 34-009-21167OrphanedOil well
Chase Merrill 3
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
Mar 16, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
599 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21167
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.20573, -82.09905
- State record #
- 34009211670000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Paul Et Al 2 | 34-105-20177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lyman Mittie 2 | 34-105-60606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lyman 1 | 34-105-60628 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lambert Evert 1 | 34-105-60396 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lambert Everitt & Mary 3 | 34-105-60394 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lambert Evert 2 | 34-105-60395 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.