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API 34-121-60741OrphanedOil well

Smith J L 5

Oil well in Noble 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

Jan 2, 1900

Plug date

Jul 15, 2025

Total depth

0 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-121-60741
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Noble
Coordinates
39.75555, -81.45240
State record #
34121607410000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Way Earl 234-121-22718Other statusOilAppalachian Petrol Corp
Bernier James 134-121-90088Other statusOther typeHistoric Owner
Speary Bros 1034-121-62128OrphanedOilHistoric Owner
Atkinson Wm 1534-121-62148Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Heddleson & Griffith 234-121-22856Other statusOilBrown Petroleum Corp
Eagler Margaret 1334-167-60182Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner

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