API 34-105-20855OrphanedOil well
Nicholson William 1
Oil well in Meigs 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 6, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
846 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-105-20855
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- 39.08873, -82.16765
- State record #
- 34105208550000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rife John W 2 | 34-053-20410 | Active | Oil | Huffman-Bowers Inc |
| Ohio Power 36 | 34-053-20893 | Active | Oil | Wyant Exploration Company |
| Ohio Power # 38 38 | 34-053-20894 | Active | Oil | Wyant Exploration Company |
| Hannon William & Sarah 1 | 34-053-20858 | Other status | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Jividen Ronial 2 | 34-053-20543 | Active | Oil | Huffman-Bowers Inc |
| Ohio Power Co 7 | 34-053-20778 | Active | Oil | Wyant Exploration Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.