API 34-169-60170OrphanedOil well
Crater 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
3,225 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-60170
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.95139, -81.99316
- State record #
- 34169601700000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beegle Ev #1 341622 | 34-169-24243 | Other status | Oil | Belden & Blake Corporation |
| Varns R 1 | 34-169-22167 | Other status | Oil | Rimco Operating Inc |
| Burckhart 1 | 34-169-24711 | Active | Oil | Seagull Development Corp |
| Varns C 5 | 34-169-23782 | Active | Oil | James R Bernhardt Inc |
| Bescancon D & T 1 | 34-169-25506 | Active | Oil | Green Gas Co |
| Varns D 7 | 34-169-25601 | Active | Oil | Franklin Gas & Oil Co LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.