API 34-161-20002OrphanedOil well
Balliet-Bauer Unit 1
Oil well in Van Wert 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
Dec 29, 1947
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,288 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-161-20002
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Van Wert
- Coordinates
- 40.92508, -84.64301
- State record #
- 34161200020000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young C A | 34-161-20019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Linton L L & S J 1 | 34-161-20128 | Other status | Oil | Fox Oil Co |
| Germann Emil C Etal 1046 | 34-161-20061 | Other status | Oil | Belden & Blake Corporation |
| Merkle Willard & Janee 1 | 34-161-20106 | Other status | Oil | Belden & Blake Corporation |
| Larue Cary 1 | 34-161-20020 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Germann Paul W 1010 | 34-161-20056 | Orphaned | Oil | Germann Paul W |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.