API 34-045-61551OrphanedOil well
Smith H C 1
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
Sep 21, 1913
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,113 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-045-61551
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Fairfield
- Coordinates
- 39.88508, -82.54388
- State record #
- 34045615510000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Owen 5 | 34-045-60719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mertz Geo 4 | 34-045-20108 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Fetters Geo W 1 | 34-045-60552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Folk Wo Heirs 1 (92) | 34-045-60721 | Active | Oil | Wolfe Oil |
| Sturm Perry ? | 34-045-60720 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-045-60715 | 34-045-60715 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.