API 34-105-21175OrphanedOil well
Bowen Ernest 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
May 15, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,548 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-105-21175
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- 39.15022, -82.09410
- State record #
- 34105211750000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Wm F 1 | 34-105-60686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Willford Bernice 1 | 34-105-20171 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hogue Earl 1 | 34-105-60513 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Eskew Charles 7 | 34-105-22343 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Hysell 1 | 34-105-22073 | Active | Oil | Wyant Exploration Company |
| Russell 2 | 34-105-22283 | Active | Oil | Loftis Joseph |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.