API 34-167-21648OrphanedOil well
Martin Gale 1
Oil well in Washington County, Ohio
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
Nov 9, 1952
Plug date
—
Total depth
436 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-167-21648
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 39.46140, -81.32293
- State record #
- 34167216480000
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbitt, William & Ruth Corbitt 7 | 47-107-01730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| Westbrook, L. C. 142 | 47-073-02374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Westbrook, L. C. 141 | 47-073-02373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Ruckman, W.N. 1 | 47-073-00288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moore, Emmett C |
| Westbrook, L. C. 125 | 47-073-02365 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Westbrook, L. C. 143 | 47-073-02375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.