API 34-083-21778OrphanedOil well
Smith Ken 2
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
Feb 23, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,055 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-21778
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.45384, -82.56874
- State record #
- 34083217780000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry Farms 2 | 34-083-23585 | Active | Oil | Knox Energy Inc. |
| Hooker Chas 5 | 34-083-61749 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Salisburg Nellie 9 | 34-083-62165 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Irish Hills Inc 1 | 34-083-24073 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James R Smail Inc |
| Schnebley P& M 3 | 34-083-62105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Salsbury Nellie 1 | 34-083-62106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.