API 34-089-61647OrphanedOil well
Dodson Merrill 153
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
Aug 12, 1927
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,953 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-61647
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 39.99001, -82.27866
- State record #
- 34089616470000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlides 3 | 34-127-27146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edco Drilling & Producing |
| Johnson Thomas 2 | 34-127-25798 | Other status | Oil | Tiger Oil Inc |
| Taylor C Taylor E & Volland O 1 | 34-127-23711 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Moore L A & Son Inc |
| Martin Brent & Robert 1 | 34-127-24284 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green Gas Co |
| Layne Ralph M & Joann W 1 | 34-127-25562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Huffman-Bowers Inc |
| Skinner Ew 1 | 34-127-61857 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.