API 34-127-61681OrphanedOil well
Welch James J 11
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
Jan 2, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-127-61681
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Perry
- Coordinates
- 39.69333, -82.35211
- State record #
- 34127616810000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Fuel Co 1 | 34-073-60446 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Shaw/Lowery 2 | 34-073-22977 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R C Poling Co Inc |
| Hite J T & G W 5 | 34-073-60406 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hall J Fultz B -Royalty Hocking Valley 2025 | 34-127-23964 | Active | Oil | Schmelzer Plugging LLC |
| Angle Forrest I 3 | 34-073-21301 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dever Lavon B |
| Hocking Valley Prod Co 69 | 34-127-60234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.