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API 34-169-20790OrphanedOil well

Stocksdale Melvin 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 1, 1958

Plug date

Total depth

3,320 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-169-20790
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
40.78409, -81.97536
State record #
34169207900000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

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Levere Faye & Levers Daniel 134-075-20206ActiveOilMason Producing Inc
Robinson Wh 134-075-60953Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Critchfield Sc 134-075-20202Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Mathany 234-075-24252ActiveOilH I Smith Oil & Gas Inc
Whytsell Buckeye 134-075-20848Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Berlin Minerals 334-075-25539ActiveOilIndustry Standard Supplies Inc

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