API 34-169-20038OrphanedOil well
Houser M B 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
Sep 5, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,292 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-20038
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.76280, -82.06114
- State record #
- 34169200380000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecky Mary E 2 | 34-075-61108 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Miller John Jc 5 | 34-075-24675 | Active | Oil | H I Smith Oil & Gas Inc |
| Miller John & Mary 1 | 34-075-24333 | Active | Oil | H I Smith Oil & Gas Inc |
| Haas John 3 | 34-075-60967 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Haas John 2 | 34-075-60970 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mayer Wf & Lowella 1 | 34-075-60987 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.