API 34-089-23797OrphanedOil well
King Ernest Jr 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
Apr 6, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-23797
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.14558, -82.26637
- State record #
- 34089237970000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyle Willard 3 | 34-089-25520 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nethers Brothers LLC |
| Jones 3 | 34-119-28792 | Other status | Oil | Derrick Petroleum Inc |
| Gause James 3 | 34-119-27108 | Other status | Oil | King Petroleum 2 |
| Gause J 3 | 34-119-27301 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Zenith Oil & Gas Inc |
| Sidle Roy & Eleanor 2 | 34-089-23268 | Other status | Oil | Jadoil Inc D Vernau |
| Vogelmeier 1a | 34-089-24400 | Active | Oil | Jhc Ii LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.