API 34-009-21343OrphanedOil well
Chase Merrill 4
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
May 1, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
470 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21343
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.20286, -82.10141
- State record #
- 34009213430000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Cora L 2 | 34-105-60608 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Russell Cora 1 | 34-105-60609 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Scott Evelyn P 1 | 34-105-22633 | Other status | Oil | Royal Petroleum Prop Inc |
| Roberts Maston 1 | 34-105-21364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petro Quest Inc |
| Wood Clifford R 1 | 34-105-20891 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Chapman Rd 3 | 34-105-60400 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.