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API 34-035-20005OrphanedOil well

Merkle J 4

Oil well in Cuyahoga 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

Jan 1, 1935

Plug date

Total depth

2,580 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-035-20005
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Cuyahoga
Coordinates
41.40982, -81.89639
State record #
34035200050000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 34-035-6116734-035-61167Other statusOther typeHistoric Owner
Sabin L J 134-093-60156Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Fetchet Frank & Marilyn 68-134-093-21134ActiveOilDiversified Production LLC
Fetchet Frank & Marilyn 134-093-21091Other statusOilCallander & Kimbrel Inc
Blackmore 434-093-21448Other statusOilKastle Resources Enterprises Inc
Jasper W C 234-093-60193OrphanedOilHistoric Owner

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