API 34-083-20893OrphanedOil well
Beattty John Melvin 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 29, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,863 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20893
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.24288, -82.26822
- State record #
- 34083208930000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulford Joan & Allison 1 | 34-119-23448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Leader Equities Inc |
| Richards Chas 2 | 34-089-90099 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hoyt Aj 2 | 34-089-20001 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Evans C E 1 | 34-089-62273 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Penick Raymond H 2 | 34-089-23518 | Active | Oil | G&g 7, LLC |
| Gaulke Ned P 1 | 34-089-24962 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nethers Gary L |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.