API 34-127-21962OrphanedOil well
Paxson Vilas & Elsie 1
Oil well in Perry 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
Nov 19, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,227 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-127-21962
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Perry
- Coordinates
- 39.90749, -82.19389
- State record #
- 34127219620000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeltzer Anthony 1 | 34-127-63944 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Waltermire Catherine 2 | 34-127-60663 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Koehler Me & Me 3 | 34-127-20197 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Pettit Wm H 1 | 34-127-20081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mcartor John 1 | 34-127-23444 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Cannon R 1 | 34-127-26440 | Other status | Oil | Swingle Drilling Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.