API 34-065-60178OrphanedOil well
Herts Ben
Oil well in Hardin 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 2, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-065-60178
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hardin
- Coordinates
- 40.56114, -83.82204
- State record #
- 34065601780000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 34-091-90017 | 34-091-90017 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-091-90018 | 34-091-90018 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-091-60024 | 34-091-60024 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-091-60023 | 34-091-60023 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Hemphill Oris J 1 | 34-091-20023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Duff 1 | 34-091-60071 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.