API 34-161-20056OrphanedOil well
Germann Paul W 1010
Oil well in Van Wert County, Ohio · operated by Germann Paul W
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 7, 1981
Plug date
Dec 17, 2024
Total depth
1,254 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-161-20056
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Van Wert
- Coordinates
- 40.82315, -84.71205
- State record #
- 34161200560000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | IN:174080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Unknown | IN:174112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Unknown | IN:174082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Unknown | IN:174083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Unknown | IN:174085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Unknown | IN:174084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.