API 34-009-61556OrphanedOil well
Davis Ben 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
May 7, 1924
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,711 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-61556
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.26084, -81.81314
- State record #
- 34009615560000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brannon J & V 1 | 34-105-23571 | Active | Oil | River Valley Energy Inc |
| Baker C 2 | 34-105-23520 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mid-Con Petroleum Co Inc |
| Rowan P 1 | 34-105-23508 | Active | Oil | River Valley Energy Inc |
| Humphrey, H. L. 1 | 47-107-00442 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Putnam, William H |
| Auxier Unit 1 | 34-105-23511 | Active | Oil | Ows Acquisition Co LLC |
| Calaway Everett 2 | 34-105-23703 | Active | Oil | Rainbow Oil & Gas LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.