API 34-083-60187OrphanedOil well
Scholes C 10
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 28, 1925
Plug date
—
Total depth
654 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60187
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.50936, -82.30898
- State record #
- 34083601870000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Daniel 3 | 34-083-23799 | Active | Oil | Frye Daniel L |
| Hagans Willard 1 | 34-083-22931 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
| Lucy Hammond 7 | 34-083-20199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Morgan Dennis 1 | 34-083-22318 | Other status | Oil | Akron Petroleum Co |
| Hammond Lucy 6 | 34-083-20727 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Chapin 7 | 34-083-23462 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.