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API 34-111-20219OrphanedOil well

Vess W J 1

Oil well in Monroe 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

Nov 28, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

1,895 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-111-20219
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Monroe
Coordinates
39.75127, -81.20506
State record #
34111202190000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
1234-121-60376Other statusOther typeHistoric Owner
Smith Berger Roman 534-121-22311Other statusOilMohawk Oil & Gas Corp
Smith Berger Roman 634-121-22312Other statusOilMohawk Oil & Gas Corp
2334-121-60486Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner
Burkhart Phillip 234-111-60938Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Zwick Bros 334-111-60913OrphanedOilHistoric Owner

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.