Located above the Rocky River in the City of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio this orphaned well was drilled in 1908 into what was likely the “Clinton Formation”. As one of Ohio’s oldest natural gas bearing shale formations, to a depth of approximately -2,700’+/-. The well (API: 340-35-60778)
was producing up until the 1950s when it was idled and filled with a clay material, a common industry practice during that era. Located above the Rocky River in the City of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio this orphaned well was drilled in 1908 into what was likely the “Clinton Formation”. As one of Ohio’s oldest natural gas bearing shale formations, to a depth of approximately -2,700’+/-. The well (API: 340-35-60778) was producing up until the 1950s when it was idled and filled with a clay material, a common industry practice during that era.
In 1979, Our Lady of Angels Apartments, Inc. DBA Franciscan Village, a nonprofit collaboration, was formed to serve the anticipated future demand for affordable independent senior citizen housing. As the first residents began to occupy the two-building, 135-unit Franciscan Village, a waiting list of approximately 2,000 people soon developed. In 1992 the Franciscan Village expanded by constructing a third building and adding 41 additional units for a total of 176. An expansion project in 2022 exposed that an orphaned well was leaking methane in the courtyard and VitalEco and our partners adopted it.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued the plugging permit on April 8, 2022 and Moore Well Services of Mogador, OH began work. The team drilled out the old plugging material and removed the failed casing pipe. They drilled a larger diameter 8″ hole for a clean well bore and installed approximately 170′ of new 8″ steel casing which was cemented on the backside between the casing pipe and the formation. Moore then cleaned out the well bore and together with Petroset and Appalachian Well Surveys, cemented the cleaned well bore, set an 8″ bridge plug, and placed cement all the way to the surface by April 28, 2022! A team effort!
