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
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Way Earl 2 | 34-121-22718 | Other status | Oil | Appalachian Petrol Corp |
| Bernier James 1 | 34-121-90088 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Speary Bros 10 | 34-121-62128 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Atkinson Wm 15 | 34-121-62148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Heddleson & Griffith 2 | 34-121-22856 | Other status | Oil | Brown Petroleum Corp |
| Eagler Margaret 13 | 34-167-60182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.