Who operates Houser M C 3-B?

Houser M C 3-B (API 34-075-20559) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Houser M C 3-B plugged or still active?

Houser M C 3-B is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Houser M C 3-B located?

Houser M C 3-B is in Holmes County, Ohio at 40.66039, -82.17316.

API 34-075-20559OrphanedOil well

Houser M C 3-B

Oil well in Holmes 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

Apr 4, 1953

Plug date

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Total depth

700 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-075-20559
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Holmes
Coordinates: 40.66039, -82.17316
State record #: 34075205590000

Operator

Historic Owner

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Miller Benjamin R 1	34-075-23031	Active	Oil	Hunter Robert K & Karen J
Householder 1	34-075-23858	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Franklin Gas & Oil Co LLC
Hipp Ralph 4	34-083-20100	Orphaned	Oil	Historic Owner
Stitzlein Clyde 2	34-075-20548	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Helms Oil
Buchwalter Elizabeth I 1	34-075-23755	Active	Oil	Maram Energy Inc
Young Gaillard 4	34-075-25067	Active	Oil	Franklin Gas & Oil Co LLC

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