Who operates Burkhart Ernest 1-A?

Burkhart Ernest 1-A (API 34-111-21565) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Burkhart Ernest 1-A plugged or still active?

Burkhart Ernest 1-A is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Burkhart Ernest 1-A located?

Burkhart Ernest 1-A is in Monroe County, Ohio at 39.63056, -81.21859.

API 34-111-21565OrphanedOil well

Burkhart Ernest 1-A

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Jun 17, 1961

Plug date

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Total depth

1,131 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-111-21565
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Monroe
Coordinates: 39.63056, -81.21859
State record #: 34111215650000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Well 34-167-62163	34-167-62163	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Braden Robert & Lindamood R 3	34-167-25894	Active	Oil	Heinrich Enterprises Inc Dba Washington Operations
Smith Lawrence M 7	34-167-26190	Active	Oil	Lawrence Smith Oil LLC
Cameron Richard 1	34-167-26052	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Virco Inc
Well 34-167-61753	34-167-61753	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Well 34-167-62235	34-167-62235	Active	Other type	Historic Owner

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.