API 34-083-60022OrphanedOil well
Gaines Jos C 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
May 20, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,858 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60022
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.47327, -82.31448
- State record #
- 34083600220000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Bc 1 | 34-083-21445 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Bear-Laymon 1 | 34-083-24560 | Active | Oil | Mason Drilling Inc |
| Biggs Eli 1 | 34-083-60806 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mcnabb Herbert 1 | 34-083-21450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Redd Charles 1 | 34-083-20045 | Active | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
| Steinmetz Gary D 1 | 34-083-23397 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Derrick Petroleum Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.