API 34-089-20630OrphanedOil well
Banks John R 1
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
Aug 17, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,772 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-20630
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.14060, -82.32775
- State record #
- 34089206300000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Wareham 6 | 34-089-60894 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith-Wareham 5 | 34-089-60895 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Wm C 2 | 34-089-60937 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Jeffries Bros 4 | 34-089-23552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
| 2 | 34-089-61808 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Knuchel Leonard D & Edith D 4 | 34-089-24644 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morehouse Donald E |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.