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API 34-167-23170OrphanedOil well

Roach Lester & Ruth 2

Oil well in Washington 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 30, 1968

Plug date

Total depth

770 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-167-23170
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Washington
Coordinates
39.45336, -81.26467
State record #
34167231700000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Heartwood Forestland 21947-073-02343Plugged & abandonedOther typeLucas Well Service, Inc.
Umstot, Paul 1078042547-107-80425Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Westbrook, L. C. Naish 11147-073-02315Plugged & abandonedOther typeRoss And Wharton Gas Company, Inc.
Umstot, Paul Rolston 247-107-01729Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract
Farson, D. & O. Johnson 147-073-00716ActiveGasCreston Oil Corporation
Bunting, S. R. Carpntr/Mahon 147-107-01562Plugged & abandonedOther typeStalnaker Energy Corporation

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