API 34-169-60084OrphanedOil well
Hower N W 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 11, 1916
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,849 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-60084
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.98803, -81.99623
- State record #
- 34169600840000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin Lester D 4 | 34-169-21242 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Martin D 1 | 34-169-23390 | Other status | Oil | Martin Dwight |
| Zimmerman Carlton 3 | 34-169-22260 | Active | Oil | Franklin Gas & Oil Co LLC |
| Ladrach 2 | 34-169-22692 | Active | Oil | Ladrach John & Carol |
| Ewing D Terrence 1e | 34-169-22822 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
| Ewing T & K 2 | 34-169-24111 | Active | Oil | Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.