API 34-083-60076OrphanedOil well
Motz Fred 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
Nov 21, 1923
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,729 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60076
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.49194, -82.28878
- State record #
- 34083600760000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepley June D 1 | 34-083-20019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
| Busenburg J Robert & Lenora 7 | 34-083-23602 | Active | Oil | Maram Energy Inc |
| Fry Perry 6 | 34-083-60385 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Fry W H Heirs 3 | 34-083-20361 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| White Sarah S 1 | 34-083-60776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Mills Olivier 2 | 34-083-20031 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.