API 34-169-20789OrphanedOil well
Langacher John 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
Aug 19, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,465 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-20789
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.89275, -81.90895
- State record #
- 34169207890000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timken Unit 1 | 34-169-23614 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shafer Berman J |
| Maurer David 1 | 34-169-23956 | Other status | Oil | Derby Oil & Gas Corp |
| Jones Road Materials 4 | 34-169-21934 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shafer Berman J |
| Whiteker A L & M 3 | 34-169-61357 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| State Of Ohio 3 | 34-169-22082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shafer David Oil Prod Inc |
| Armstrong 1 | 34-169-23762 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shafer David Oil Prod Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.