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API 34-163-60544OrphanedOil 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

Mar 13, 1917

Plug date

Total depth

2,235 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-163-60544
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Vinton
Coordinates
39.26496, -82.62089
State record #
34163605440000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
2-609-S34-079-60455Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Wills Benj F 134-163-60110Plugged & abandonedOilColumbia Gas Transmission LLC
Patterson H B 134-079-60431Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
134-079-60457Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner
Starcher Bret 134-079-60427Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
1-177-G34-079-60454Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.