API 34-083-60191OrphanedOil well
Scholes Allen 4
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 19, 1930
Plug date
—
Total depth
657 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60191
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.50858, -82.30622
- State record #
- 34083601910000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Unit 1 | 34-083-24069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Chapin M & D 4 | 34-083-22234 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Well 34-083-61206 | 34-083-61206 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Twomley 3 | 34-083-24101 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Engle Clarence 1 | 34-083-21289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Equity Oil & Gas Funds Inc |
| Dennis Walter 1 | 34-083-21545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.