API 34-089-21813OrphanedOil well
Ashcraft Melvin 2
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 23, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,075 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-21813
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.20593, -82.20778
- State record #
- 34089218130000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vansickle Ray And Arlene 2 | 34-119-21427 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Sallee Gladys 1-B | 34-119-22025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dalton & Hanna Ltd |
| Turner Ralph S 1 | 34-119-24192 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Turner 5 | 34-119-25762 | Other status | Oil | Energy Recovery Co |
| 3 | 34-119-61142 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Kilpatrick 4 | 34-119-26003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.