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API 34-089-60294OrphanedOil well

Riley J W 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

Nov 30, 1907

Plug date

Total depth

2,410 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-089-60294
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Licking
Coordinates
40.19311, -82.49501
State record #
34089602940000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Smith Harry T 534-089-63073Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Mound Mortgage & Loan 334-089-20486Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Watkins David 334-089-25822Plugged & abandonedOilGenesis Land Development LLC
Steinmeir Herman 134-089-62431OrphanedOilHistoric Owner
Owens Rj 134-089-21239Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Holten Clara 134-089-62443OrphanedOilHistoric Owner

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.