API 34-089-20041OrphanedOil well
Mossholder Sam'L 5
Oil well in Licking 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 1, 1934
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,070 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-20041
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.20081, -82.24306
- State record #
- 34089200410000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerston Shale 2 | 34-089-23223 | Active | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
| Priest Clyde & Mary 1 | 34-089-22351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| King 3-K | 34-119-28787 | Active | Oil | King Petroleum 2 |
| Westbrook Frank 1 | 34-089-23013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grim Paul A |
| Miller David 1 | 34-119-27661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | National Energy Exp Inc |
| Mckee Jh 1 | 34-089-21251 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.