API 34-089-60977OrphanedOil well
Motherspaw J W L 16
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 7, 1936
Plug date
—
Total depth
669 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-60977
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 39.99930, -82.37128
- State record #
- 34089609770000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperider F A 1 | 34-127-21598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Henderson 1-0 | 34-127-25399 | Other status | Oil | Opex Inc |
| Cooper 1 | 34-127-26474 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meridian Energy Company |
| Long Jh 5 | 34-127-20752 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Thomen-Gieger 1 | 34-045-21002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James R Smail Inc |
| Well 34-127-64211 | 34-127-64211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.