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API 34-169-60071OrphanedOil well

Buchanan 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

Jan 2, 1900

Plug date

Total depth

3,932 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-169-60071
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
40.98790, -81.94894
State record #
34169600710000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Strock Harold 234-169-24038Other statusOilMormack Ind Inc
Mcconahay 134-169-23872Other statusOilDerby Oil & Gas Corp
Ladrach 434-169-22694ActiveOilFranklin Gas & Oil Co LLC
Godwin Lester D 434-169-21242OrphanedOilHistoric Owner
Zimmerman Carlton 334-169-22260ActiveOilFranklin Gas & Oil Co LLC
Ladrach 234-169-22692ActiveOilLadrach John & Carol

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