API 34-009-21609OrphanedOil well
Poston Velma 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
Jun 17, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
807 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-21609
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.32768, -81.93510
- State record #
- 34009216090000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parrish Hc 1 | 34-009-22150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Blauser Energy Corporation |
| Chapman Fw 18 | 34-009-20695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Warner Elizabeth 2 | 34-009-20892 | Active | Oil | Am-Tek Oil Inc |
| King D 1 | 34-009-22507 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
| Day Donald 1 | 34-009-22055 | Active | Oil | Day Donald L |
| Carter 1 | 34-009-22407 | Active | Oil | Old South Oil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.