API 34-127-61865OrphanedOil well
Melick Bros 3
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
Jul 11, 1923
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,057 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-127-61865
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Perry
- Coordinates
- 39.86525, -82.20595
- State record #
- 34127618650000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lones-Ricketts 1 | 34-127-27407 | Active | Oil | Knox Energy Inc. |
| Randolph Owen 1 | 34-127-25372 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R C Poling Co Inc |
| Garey 1 | 34-127-23866 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson Mike |
| Charles Thomas & Pearl 1 | 34-127-23101 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Rarick F D 1 | 34-127-22101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Edwin J 1 | 34-127-22258 | Active | Oil | Holekamp J Stevens |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.