Who operates Borchers Benj F 5?

Borchers Benj F 5 (API 34-045-60339) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Borchers Benj F 5 plugged or still active?

Borchers Benj F 5 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Borchers Benj F 5 located?

Borchers Benj F 5 is in Fairfield County, Ohio at 39.64410, -82.64479.

API 34-045-60339OrphanedOil well

Borchers Benj F 5

Oil well in Fairfield 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Jan 2, 1900

Plug date

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Total depth

0 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-045-60339
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Fairfield
Coordinates: 39.64410, -82.64479
State record #: 34045603390000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Hayman Roberta 1-9145	34-073-20356	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Kline John 2	34-073-61152	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Mcdonald 723352	34-073-23494	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chesapeake Appalachia LLC
Bainter 723354	34-073-23495	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chesapeake Appalachia LLC
Fox Isaac 1	34-073-61091	Orphaned	Oil	Historic Owner
Bailey G 12062	34-073-61234	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.