API 34-169-60194OrphanedOil well
Smith Wm 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
May 13, 1924
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,255 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-60194
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.94134, -81.94805
- State record #
- 34169601940000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchholz John 1 | 34-169-21802 | Active | Oil | Petro Producing LLC |
| Lowell T Stauffer Unit 1 | 34-169-24641 | Other status | Oil | Brown Gregory L Co Inc |
| Shelmar Realty Inc 1 | 34-169-23852 | Other status | Oil | Derby Oil & Gas Corp |
| Questel/Graham Unit 3 | 34-169-25517 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Derby Operating Corp |
| Roller Karl & Anita 3 | 34-169-24199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James R Bernhardt Inc |
| Bower 1 | 34-169-22411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenoil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.