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API 34-009-61402OrphanedOil well

Van Dyke Willis 7

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

Dec 14, 1939

Plug date

Total depth

473 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-009-61402
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Athens
Coordinates
39.35955, -81.92181
State record #
34009614020000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

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Shea Wm H 134-009-20573ActiveOilPetro Quest Inc
Cole Arthur A Ke34-009-60750Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
State Of Ohio 434-009-20070Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Chapman B G 234-009-21272Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Union Trust Co 434-009-60760Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Burton/Bond 134-009-23759ActiveOilRiver Valley Energy Inc

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.