API 34-081-61026OrphanedOil well
Howell Joseph 3
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 #
- 34-081-61026
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 40.52290, -80.67590
- State record #
- 34081610260000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elson R B 5 | 34-081-60648 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Elson R B 6 | 34-081-60634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Elson Farm 4 | 34-081-60656 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Henry Eleanor K1 | 34-081-20346 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Eastern Ohio Devel 2 | 34-081-20004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Draper George P 1 | 34-081-60621 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.