API 34-083-20896OrphanedOil well
Griffith Gladys Etal 8
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 16, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,981 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20896
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.25575, -82.25400
- State record #
- 34083208960000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostofer 1 | 34-089-25417 | Active | Oil | Rostofer Harley O |
| Frost Ethel & Eleanor 4 | 34-089-21673 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Wright Clinton 3 | 34-089-20279 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mccaluley Edgar 1 | 34-089-23334 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Valley Petroleum Management |
| Dewiggines M 1 | 34-089-62979 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Baker Sam 1 | 34-089-63331 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.