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API 34-127-62647OrphanedOil well

Fouts Bertha 17

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 12, 1936

Plug date

Total depth

1,068 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-127-62647
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Perry
Coordinates
39.56828, -82.10127
State record #
34127626470000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

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Drydock Coal Co 30d34-009-22701Plugged & abandonedOilBelden & Blake Corporation
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Everett Gilbert 234-009-22794ActiveOilAthens Energy Corp
Everett Gilbert 334-009-22793ActiveOilAthens Energy Corp
Odenthal Unit 134-009-23370OrphanedOilRoulette Energy LLC
Foundry Well 134-009-61721OrphanedOilHistoric Owner

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