API 34-163-20197OrphanedOil well
Ashton D D 1
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
Sep 23, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,740 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-163-20197
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Vinton
- Coordinates
- 39.37708, -82.49903
- State record #
- 34163201970000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34-163-20030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Secrest Varina 1 | 34-163-60561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Pierce Wallace 1 | 34-163-90135 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-163-60560 | 34-163-60560 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 1 | 34-163-60153 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Sowers A E 2 | 34-163-60582 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.