API 34-115-20872OrphanedOil well
Watts J N 1
Oil well in Morgan 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 20, 1956
Plug date
Sep 24, 1956
Total depth
1,715 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-115-20872
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Morgan
- Coordinates
- 39.61573, -81.85047
- State record #
- 34115208720000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatty D L & P L 17 | 34-115-61427 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 19 | 34-115-61429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Beatty Dl & Pg 18 | 34-115-61428 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Starling 19 | 34-115-62776 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mcinturf Linnie 1 | 34-115-61014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 29 | 34-115-62777 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.