API 34-083-21086OrphanedOil well
Shultz William R 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 11, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,058 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-21086
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.52801, -82.21074
- State record #
- 34083210860000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lybarger Ava 1b | 34-083-23326 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hickman Russel O |
| Colopy Wilford 3 | 34-083-22961 | Other status | Oil | Danville Pipe & Supply Co |
| Rahn Amandus 1 | 34-031-21593 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mickley Paul 17 | 34-031-23890 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Co |
| Carter 2 | 34-083-23188 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Colopy Wilford 2 | 34-083-22894 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Maram Energy Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.