API 34-083-20774OrphanedOil well
Shafer Dave & Horn Guy 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
Mar 3, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,073 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20774
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.47297, -82.22064
- State record #
- 34083207740000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
Operate this well?
Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagans Dr 1 | 34-031-20787 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Chapin D & M 3 | 34-083-23767 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Chapin D & M 1a | 34-083-23725 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Chapin D & M 1 | 34-083-23716 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Musk Watershed Cons Dist 6 | 34-031-24960 | Active | Oil | T Js Oil & Gas Inc |
| Borror Harvey 8 | 34-083-23738 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hoover Frank W Dba Cherokee Drilling |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.