API 34-169-61354OrphanedOil well
Whitaker W L & M 5
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 15, 1917
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,547 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-169-61354
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 40.77608, -81.89881
- State record #
- 34169613540000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knott Joseph L Unit 1 | 34-075-24560 | Active | Oil | Ponderosa Consulting Services Inc |
| Turney Wm E 1 | 34-075-21531 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mason John C |
| Ring Oliver 1 | 34-075-23698 | Other status | Oil | Doran & Associates |
| Hostetler D 2 | 34-075-24446 | Active | Oil | Miller Roy/R A Miller Energy LLC |
| Schlegel Dale 3 | 34-075-24121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
| Dague Thomas 1 | 34-075-20876 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.