API 34-073-60596OrphanedOil well
Wharton C 7
Oil well in Hocking 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
May 17, 1905
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,324 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-073-60596
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (OP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Hocking
- Coordinates
- 39.56859, -82.54294
- State record #
- 34073605960000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimner Luther 2 | 34-073-22364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Altheirs Oil Inc |
| Bensohaver 2 | 34-073-22373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Altheirs Oil Inc |
| Wolf Ruth 2 | 34-073-22458 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bates Lew Jr |
| Wolfe Ruth 2-A | 34-073-22475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox Energy Inc. |
| Cline & Benton 4 | 34-073-60098 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Oldfield Chauncey 1 | 34-073-60075 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.