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API 34-035-60494OrphanedOil 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

Nov 1, 1933

Plug date

Total depth

2,577 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-035-60494
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Cuyahoga
Coordinates
41.40831, -81.90145
State record #
34035604940000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

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Pearson 134-093-21430Plugged & abandonedOilJames R Smail Inc
Grafton Correctional Institute 134-093-21381Plugged & abandonedOilBakerwell Serv Rigs Inc
Herold C & E 334-093-60175Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Herold Carl & Emanual 234-093-60176Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
State Of Ohio-Grafton Honor Farm 2134-093-21076Other statusOilPhillips Energy Corp
Leitner Oliver 134-093-60225Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner

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