API 34-103-20635OrphanedOil well
Norton Francis (Geo F Niesz) 1-8363
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
May 9, 1947
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,810 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-103-20635
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Medina
- Coordinates
- 41.03317, -82.03681
- State record #
- 34103206350000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 34-169-60596 | 34-169-60596 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Irvin J M 2 | 34-169-60244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Koch W & B Etal 1 | 34-169-25004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Derby Operating Corp |
| Hastings Harold 1 | 34-005-60498 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Beyeler Lowell 1 | 34-169-25051 | Active | Oil | Petro Evaluation Services Inc |
| Bechtel R 5 | 34-169-22935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.