API 34-103-20417OrphanedOil well
Ritz John 1
Oil well in Medina 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
Oct 11, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,281 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-103-20417
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Medina
- Coordinates
- 41.23599, -81.73305
- State record #
- 34103204170000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderfer Chas 1 | 34-103-61464 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Fn 1 | 34-103-61451 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Ruckel Ford 2 | 34-103-21730 | Orphaned | Oil | W H Patten Drilling Co |
| Morris D 1 | 34-103-21520 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Grindle Unit 1 | 34-103-23521 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Aw Tipka Oil & Gas Inc |
| Fishleder Unit 5-A | 34-103-22035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | All States Oil & Producing Co Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.