API 34-045-60770OrphanedOil well
Ruff J G Or Barr Jocob 2
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1908
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,368 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-045-60770
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Fairfield
- Coordinates
- 39.79824, -82.46784
- State record #
- 34045607700000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbaugh Childers 1 | 34-127-26607 | Active | Oil | Bell Oil |
| Engle 1 | 34-045-20370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Altier Brothers Inc |
| 2 | 34-045-61424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Engle 2a | 34-045-20854 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schmelzer Plugging LLC |
| Boch Henry A 2 | 34-045-20554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | L & M Operating Inc |
| Meriole 1 | 34-045-20152 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.