API 34-175-20053OrphanedOil well
Orton Edward 3
Oil well in Wyandot 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 23, 1936
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,500 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-175-20053
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Wyandot
- Coordinates
- 40.77332, -83.23401
- State record #
- 34175200530000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims 1 | 34-101-20182 | Other status | Oil | Texas Gas Exp Corp |
| Smith-Sims 1 | 34-101-20097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Sims J K & D H 1 | 34-101-20062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mckee W L & M J 1 | 34-101-20037 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Walters 1 | 34-101-60019 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Brown L C Brush Ridge 1 | 34-101-60018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.