API 34-009-61760OrphanedOil well
Vandyke Willis 17
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
Sep 1, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
490 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-61760
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.35836, -81.92188
- State record #
- 34009617600000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willett Carrie 1 | 34-009-20390 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Brunty D & A 1 | 34-009-23738 | Active | Oil | River Valley Energy Inc |
| Pae W 1 | 34-009-22222 | Active | Oil | Pae Wayne R |
| 1 | 34-009-60944 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Nickoson Je 2 | 34-009-20376 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Moore Fred S 1 | 34-009-60937 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.