API 34-089-62447OrphanedOil well
Richards John W 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
May 9, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,322 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-089-62447
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Licking
- Coordinates
- 40.05732, -82.45095
- State record #
- 34089624470000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater John 4 | 34-089-25297 | Active | Oil | Ngo Development Corp. |
| Greathouse Walter S 1 | 34-089-21037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Reed Gill 7 | 34-089-63160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Slater John 5 | 34-089-25295 | Active | Oil | Ngo Development Corp. |
| Parrish Farms Inc 1 | 34-089-25305 | Other status | Oil | Comgas Inc |
| Green Andrew J 3 | 34-089-61937 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.