API 34-083-20909OrphanedOil well
Melick Walter 1
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
Feb 9, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,036 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20909
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.26605, -82.22158
- State record #
- 34083209090000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Lewis-Flowers Chester 1 | 34-089-22509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxford Oil |
| Bell Mitchell 1 | 34-089-22736 | Orphaned | Oil | Phillips Margaret E |
| Fulks Mary Helen 3 | 34-119-21186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Strate Edward & Sons (Hornby) 15-B | 34-089-22683 | Active | Oil | Frost Black Creek Oil & Gas Production LLC |
| Strate Edward & Sons (Hornby) 14-B | 34-089-22682 | Active | Oil | Frost Black Creek Oil & Gas Production LLC |
| Gardinier Russell & Claudia (Ashcraft) 1 (1) | 34-119-60934 | Active | Oil | McDONALD DALE E |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.