API 34-169-20036OrphanedOil well
Fair Vernon 1
Oil well in Wayne 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
May 23, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,102 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-20036
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.81728, -82.09601
- State record #
- 34169200360000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesrown Tod 3 | 34-005-21950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| James (Old Well) 15 | 34-005-61955 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Chesrown Sadie S 1 | 34-005-23142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bakerwell Inc |
| James C & E 2 | 34-005-22119 | Orphaned | Oil | Harley Drilling & Producing Ltd |
| Chesrown Ted 1 | 34-005-20233 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| James Chester 4 | 34-005-60570 | Active | Oil | Harley Drilling & Producing Ltd |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.