API 34-009-21535OrphanedOil well
Poston 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
Jul 27, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,648 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21535
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.33444, -81.94519
- State record #
- 34009215350000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn L Franklin 2 | 34-009-21351 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Vannest 16-A | 34-009-22717 | Other status | Oil | Tender Equity Corporation |
| Vannest 1 | 34-009-23620 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
| Hedges Paul 1 | 34-009-21935 | Other status | Oil | Trend Exploration Ltd |
| Putnam Elizabeth 2 | 34-009-22579 | Active | Oil | Putnam Charles |
| Mcvey 1 | 34-009-23477 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.