API 34-083-60183OrphanedOil well
Scholes Allen 3
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
Oct 7, 1925
Plug date
—
Total depth
674 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60183
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.50664, -82.30788
- State record #
- 34083601830000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busenburg W R 2 | 34-083-20162 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Norris J 1-3281 | 34-083-24300 | Active | Oil | Knox Energy Inc. |
| Hammond Felton 11 | 34-083-22726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Patterson Lee | 34-083-60756 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Millwood Sand Co 1 | 34-083-20343 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Crise L M 8 | 34-083-20141 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.