API 34-105-60265OrphanedOil well
Dr Philson 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
Oct 1, 1934
Plug date
Aug 12, 2025
Total depth
1,921 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-105-60265
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- 39.00074, -81.82348
- State record #
- 34105602650000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows, Justin L. Meadows 1 | 47-053-00492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| McCOY, VERNON 1 | 47-035-01295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Energy Corporation |
| Workman, Delmar 1 | 47-035-01259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Energy Corporation |
| Sparks, Pearl E. Sparks 1 | 47-035-01313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc |
| McCOY, FORRIS E. MCCOY 1-S-59 | 47-035-01279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc |
| Landis, Rick H. Looman | 47-035-01420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.