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API 34-169-61172OrphanedOil well

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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

Jun 21, 1921

Plug date

Total depth

3,129 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-169-61172
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OR))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
40.73292, -81.99609
State record #
34169611720000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 34-075-6126434-075-61264Other statusOther typeHistoric Owner
Watson Harry 234-075-24240ActiveOilB & J Drilling Co
Holmes County Infirmary 234-075-21871ActiveOilBuckeye Oil Producing Co
Chambers Ed G 134-075-61342Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Watson 334-075-24376Other statusOilB & K Drilling Co
Well 34-075-6128234-075-61282ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner

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