API 34-163-20174OrphanedOil well
Kessler Mike 2
Oil well in Vinton 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
Oct 23, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,854 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-163-20174
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Vinton
- Coordinates
- 39.35858, -82.46369
- State record #
- 34163201740000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34-163-60643 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Waldron Pearl B 1 | 34-163-60634 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-163-60641 | 34-163-60641 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Primos Prod Bethel R & G 1 | 34-163-20590 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hixon Isaiah 1 | 34-163-90155 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Moore C A 1 | 34-163-60597 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.