API 34-083-20106OrphanedOil well
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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 14, 1936
Plug date
Sep 15, 2025
Total depth
2,150 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20106
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.24446, -82.37295
- State record #
- 34083201060000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter James T 2 | 34-089-23795 | Other status | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-089-62277 | 34-089-62277 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mckinney Katie G 5 | 34-089-62719 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Baughman 1 | 34-089-20425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Steen Oren |
| Lothes Elmer 2 | 34-089-20639 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-089-62278 | 34-089-62278 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.