API 34-107-20076OrphanedOil well
Becker Harold W 1
Oil well in Mercer 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
Sep 7, 1955
Plug date
Apr 18, 2025
Total depth
1,211 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-107-20076
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Mercer
- Coordinates
- 40.68615, -84.46732
- State record #
- 34107200760000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 34-011-63154 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mockenbaugh William #1 2 | 34-011-63123 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-011-61227 | 34-011-61227 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 5 | 34-011-61307 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 7 | 34-011-61308 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 6 | 34-011-61285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.