API 34-127-90122OrphanedOil well
Melick Bros 5-C
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 28, 1923
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,103 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-127-90122
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Perry
- Coordinates
- 39.86577, -82.20303
- State record #
- 34127901220000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folk John 2 | 34-127-21471 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Schilling Steven & Kristina 1 | 34-127-27310 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Swingle Drilling Inc |
| Denny Richard R 1 | 34-127-22753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
| Milligan Letha P 1 | 34-127-20313 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Milligan C O 1 | 34-127-60911 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Pfahl 1 | 34-127-23626 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.