API 34-169-60253OrphanedOil well
Gaul H 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
Mar 1, 1928
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,429 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-60253
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.91092, -81.92205
- State record #
- 34169602530000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garver Merlin & Lila 1 | 34-169-22506 | Active | Oil | Garver Merlin & Lila |
| Barnes 1 | 34-169-23451 | Other status | Oil | Rimco Operating Inc |
| Wells Francis 3 | 34-169-22203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shafer Berman J |
| Metcalf 1 | 34-169-24219 | Other status | Oil | Leader Equities Inc |
| Buchanon 2 | 34-169-60775 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Stahl E | 34-169-60776 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.