API 34-111-20538OrphanedOil well
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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
Aug 27, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,115 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-111-20538
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Monroe
- Coordinates
- 39.67451, -81.28029
- State record #
- 34111205380000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 34-167-63787 | 34-167-63787 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Edwards Hazel 1 | 34-167-27726 | Active | Oil | Ludlow Oil & Gas Company LLC |
| Watson Brothers 2 | 34-167-66538 | Active | Oil | Rinard Susan K |
| Smith Catherine ? | 34-167-66097 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Watson Bros 4 (3196) | 34-167-63776 | Active | Oil | Ludlow Oil & Gas Company LLC |
| Congleton 4 | 34-167-66183 | Active | Oil | Gas Enterprise Company Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.