API 34-083-20991OrphanedOil well
Melick Flora 9
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 3, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,014 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-20991
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.25439, -82.24595
- State record #
- 34083209910000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost De 3 | 34-089-62785 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| 2 | 34-089-62128 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Nestor-Buchanan 2 | 34-119-23477 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Leader Equities Inc |
| Frost Sisters | 34-089-62975 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Boyer Lizzie 2 | 34-089-20692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Frost Ethol & Eleanor 5 | 34-089-21867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.