API 34-089-21236OrphanedOil well
Merchant Ray & Garfield 3
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
Jul 22, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,919 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-21236
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.09537, -82.23441
- State record #
- 34089212360000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendure Robert K & Rosamond 1 | 34-119-21924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shrider W E Co |
| Dodson Hm& K H 4 | 34-089-21627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Birtcher Charles R 1 | 34-089-23871 | Active | Oil | Maram Energy Inc |
| Well 34-089-61539 | 34-089-61539 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 1 | 34-089-61538 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 3 | 34-089-61537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.