API 34-083-20217OrphanedOil well
Purdy C M 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
May 13, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,611 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20217
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.46566, -82.42651
- State record #
- 34083202170000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stinemetz Howard 1 | 34-083-62130 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bebout Jw 1 | 34-083-62129 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Twinem W B 1 | 34-083-60648 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Smith Wj 2 | 34-083-62131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Ash Jacob 1 | 34-083-62084 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Marvin Ah 2 | 34-083-62092 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.