API 34-163-20178OrphanedOil well
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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
Feb 6, 1960
Plug date
Dec 3, 2025
Total depth
2,842 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-163-20178
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Vinton
- Coordinates
- 39.33908, -82.46385
- State record #
- 34163201780000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34-163-60664 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 1 | 34-163-60674 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 1 | 34-163-60675 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 2 | 34-163-60671 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Edwards Chas H 1 | 34-163-60679 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Cassell Mary L 1 | 34-163-60673 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.