API 34-073-20110OrphanedOil well
Howdyshell Roy Etal 1
Oil well in Hocking 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
May 26, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
872 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-073-20110
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hocking
- Coordinates
- 39.62050, -82.38034
- State record #
- 34073201100000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking County Infirmary 1 | 34-073-60742 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Sleeper 2 | 34-073-23042 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oak Dale Drilling Co |
| Bankes 2 | 34-073-23078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
| Conrad Robert & Judith 1 | 34-073-23077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kilbarger Investments Inc |
| Shaw Pd 1 | 34-073-60175 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Helm Coal Co 13 | 34-073-22571 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kilbarger Investments Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.