API 34-083-20408OrphanedOil well
Busenburg Walter R 6
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 15, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,783 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20408
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.38376, -82.22553
- State record #
- 34083204080000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugan Johnson 2 | 34-083-24670 | Active | Oil | Valley Petroleum Management |
| Well 34-083-61292 | 34-083-61292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-083-61279 | 34-083-61279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mercer Richard 2 | 34-031-22401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Callander & Kimbrel Inc |
| Dugan/Mack 1a | 34-083-22715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Valley Petroleum Management |
| Taylor 9 | 34-083-24674 | Active | Oil | Wheeler Michael D |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.