API 34-009-20145OrphanedOil well
Varner Fred Ce Knight Est 2
Oil well in Athens 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
Nov 13, 1937
Plug date
Jul 23, 1953
Total depth
1,235 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-009-20145
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Athens
- Coordinates
- 39.22014, -81.85728
- State record #
- 34009201450000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Hw 1 | 34-105-20691 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Staats, H. A. 1 | 47-107-00358 | Active | Oil | Bartlett, Roy, G. |
| Ridenour Pauline 1 | 34-105-23447 | Other status | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Wells Chester & Dorothy 1 | 34-105-22394 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
| Meredith James 3 | 34-105-20797 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mccain Lettie Etal 3 | 34-105-23011 | Active | Oil | J D Drilling Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.