Who operates Smith L E 5?

Smith L E 5 (API 34-089-60870) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Smith L E 5 plugged or still active?

Smith L E 5 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Smith L E 5 located?

Smith L E 5 is in Licking County, Ohio at 40.02490, -82.35322.

API 34-089-60870OrphanedOil well

Smith L E 5

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Mar 14, 1925

Plug date

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Total depth

815 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-089-60870
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Licking
Coordinates: 40.02490, -82.35322
State record #: 34089608700000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Well 34-127-64188	34-127-64188	Active	Other type	Historic Owner
Kenney S W & Annie L 1	34-045-61547	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
King Floyd 1	34-127-21334	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Coble Nancy L 1	34-127-23409	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chapman Gary W
Borntreger-Hann Unit 1	34-127-27237	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Houghton Investments LLC
Barclay Martin J 1	34-127-24092	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	The Edward H Everett Company

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.