API 34-173-61153OrphanedOil well
Merrit 1
Oil well in Wood 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
Jan 2, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-173-61153
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wood
- Coordinates
- 41.33589, -83.49688
- State record #
- 34173611530000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawman 2 | 34-147-61140 | Orphaned | Oil | Second Oil Ltd |
| Good 2 | 34-147-61145 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Good Orval 2 | 34-147-60769 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Good 1 | 34-147-60768 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hollenbaugh Walter 9 | 34-147-60767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hollenbaugh Walter 7 | 34-147-60766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.