API 34-083-20321OrphanedOil well
Mcelroy Basil 1
Oil well in Knox 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
Aug 4, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,950 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20321
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.41287, -82.26035
- State record #
- 34083203210000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ethel 2 | 34-083-21256 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Wilt Howard 1 | 34-031-60574 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 0wellf | 34-083-61425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Blue Waldo 1 | 34-083-22210 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Independent Oil Investors |
| Rine Gaylord 3 | 34-083-20738 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Horn Geo 1 | 34-083-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.