API 34-085-60058OrphanedOil well
Merkle Property Aust
Oil well in Lake 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 1, 1916
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-085-60058
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Lake
- Coordinates
- 41.68886, -81.33801
- State record #
- 34085600580000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battles Glenn 2 | 34-055-20429 | Other status | Oil | Petroleum Corp Of America |
| Hill 13a | 34-055-21944 | Active | Oil | David Oil Company LLC |
| Battles G 2 | 34-055-21633 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Bass 13 | 34-085-21303 | Active | Oil | Summit Petroleum Inc |
| Silver 1 | 34-055-21673 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Aw Tipka Oil & Gas Inc |
| Soubusta-Sanborn 2 | 34-055-21272 | Other status | Oil | Atwood Energy Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.