API 34-009-21497OrphanedOil well
Chase Merrill 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
May 15, 1964
Plug date
May 16, 1964
Total depth
1,370 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21497
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.20541, -82.10156
- State record #
- 34009214970000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner George H 1 | 34-105-21903 | Active | Oil | On Point Petroleum, LLC |
| Lyman M Lease 1 | 34-105-60605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Johnson James 1 | 34-105-21992 | Active | Oil | On Point Petroleum, LLC |
| Ames Rhoda 1 | 34-105-20879 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bailey Paul Et Al 2 | 34-105-20177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Lyman Mittie 2 | 34-105-60606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.