API 34-045-20051OrphanedOil well
Knecht L J 2
Oil well in Fairfield 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
Oct 26, 1936
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,252 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-045-20051
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Fairfield
- Coordinates
- 39.67199, -82.53886
- State record #
- 34045200510000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Ralph & Ilo 1 | 34-073-22909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Titan Energy Corp |
| Taulbee Louis E 12025 | 34-073-22115 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission LLC |
| Well 34-073-60699 | 34-073-60699 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Risch C W 2 | 34-073-23153 | Active | Oil | Kilbarger Investments Inc |
| Baldwin Gw 1 | 34-073-60607 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Christman C V 1 | 34-073-20993 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.