API 34-079-20095OrphanedOil well
Weber George Merritt 1
Oil well in Jackson 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
Feb 3, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,136 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-079-20095
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Jackson
- Coordinates
- 38.99226, -82.76960
- State record #
- 34079200950000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliland Oscar 1 | 34-079-60163 | Active | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-145-60065 | 34-145-60065 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Slavens Et Al 1 | 34-079-20078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Slavens Cora A Et Al 2 | 34-079-20083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Duncan Maxine Et Al 2 | 34-145-20224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Harper Murray 1 | 34-079-20069 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.