API 34-081-61024OrphanedOil well
Howell Joseph 1
Oil well in Jefferson 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 #
- 34-081-61024
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 40.52164, -80.67709
- State record #
- 34081610240000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elson Rb 3 | 34-081-60645 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| National Steel Corp. 1 | 47-029-00081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weirton Steel Division,nat'L Steel Corp. |
| Elson R B 1 | 34-081-60647 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Elson R B 2 | 34-081-60646 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Elson R B 7 | 34-081-60642 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Vaughn Ge 2 | 34-081-60651 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.