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API 34-169-61319OrphanedOil 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

Dec 21, 1913

Plug date

Total depth

3,181 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-169-61319
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
40.78048, -81.95915
State record #
34169613190000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Oates F H 134-075-20100Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Minerals Berlin 134-075-24468ActiveOilMiller Roy/R A Miller Energy LLC
Nethero Cal & Lucile 234-075-21190Plugged & abandonedOilHistoric Owner
Miller J & E 234-075-25569ActiveOilDiversified Production LLC
Shriver George W 1120734-075-21527ActiveInjectionColumbia Gas Transmission LLC
Varner Virgil O 1124934-075-21537ActiveInjectionColumbia Gas Transmission LLC

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