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
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson 1 | 34-093-21430 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James R Smail Inc |
| Grafton Correctional Institute 1 | 34-093-21381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bakerwell Serv Rigs Inc |
| Herold C & E 3 | 34-093-60175 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Herold Carl & Emanual 2 | 34-093-60176 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| State Of Ohio-Grafton Honor Farm 21 | 34-093-21076 | Other status | Oil | Phillips Energy Corp |
| Leitner Oliver 1 | 34-093-60225 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.