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API 34-169-60026OrphanedOil well

Sells Chas & Emma 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

Dec 20, 1924

Plug date

Total depth

3,190 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-169-60026
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
40.93854, -81.88742
State record #
34169600260000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Graham 234-169-25450Plugged & abandonedOilDerby Operating Corp
Trinvanovich 434-169-23455Other statusOilRimco Operating Inc
Trinvanovich 334-169-23454Other statusOilRimco Operating Inc
Besancon L J 234-169-21774Other statusOilShafer Berman J
Besancon 134-169-24388Other statusOilPetrox, Inc
Nelson Carl W Et Al 134-169-61286Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner

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