API 34-083-20605OrphanedOil well
Smith Donald Et Al 2
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
Dec 10, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
800 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20605
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.26551, -82.31846
- State record #
- 34083206050000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Helen M 2-A | 34-089-22515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hoover Producing & Operating |
| Smith 1 | 34-089-24102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hickman Richard W |
| King Ernest Jr 1 | 34-089-23797 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Patton G E 10 | 34-089-20219 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Fairall Purley Etal 3 | 34-089-62817 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Seward John 3 | 34-089-24763 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.