API 34-089-21897OrphanedOil well
Ashcraft Melvin 4
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
Jan 19, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,113 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-21897
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.21028, -82.21181
- State record #
- 34089218970000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairall Genevieve 4 | 34-119-21524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Romine Francis M 1 | 34-089-20776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Stitt Jf 2 | 34-119-61029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hillbilly Marsh Farm 13 | 34-119-28806 | Active | Oil | Derrick Petroleum Inc |
| Varner Kenneth 1 | 34-089-22917 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Midwest Exploration Inc |
| Romine D M 2 | 34-089-22676 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mossholder Linda Dba |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.