API 34-161-20048OrphanedOil well
Ducheney Kenneth & Ruth 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
Jan 2, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-161-20048
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Van Wert
- Coordinates
- 40.83094, -84.54863
- State record #
- 34161200480000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickernell Ray 7 | 34-107-60519 | Active | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 2 | 34-107-60518 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mathews G 2 | 34-107-60087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mathews G 1 | 34-107-60088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hughes Emery 2 | 34-107-60438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hughes Emery 1 | 34-107-60522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.