Who operates Ruston Helen O 1?

Ruston Helen O 1 (API 34-169-90224) is operated by Historic Owner according to the Ohio regulator's registry.

Is Ruston Helen O 1 plugged or still active?

Ruston Helen O 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Ruston Helen O 1 located?

Ruston Helen O 1 is in Wayne County, Ohio at 40.74227, -81.96408.

API 34-169-90224OrphanedOil well

Ruston Helen O 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Nov 17, 1916

Plug date

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Total depth

3,165 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 34-169-90224
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (UN))
Type: Oil(OG_R)
County: Wayne
Coordinates: 40.74227, -81.96408
State record #: 34169902240000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated: 118,046
Active: 18,978
States: OH

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Wachtell J&j R 3	34-075-61266	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Taylor Jno 1	34-075-61024	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Patterson Rj 5	34-075-23799	Other status	Oil	Brown Petroleum Corp
Mackey Acil J 1-9325	34-075-20611	Active	Injection	Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Patterson Raymond J 1	34-075-24263	Other status	Oil	Derby Oil & Gas Corp
Coblentz Moses & Lydia 1	34-075-22820	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	W H Patten Drilling Co

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.