API 34-083-60201OrphanedOil well
Scholes Chas 9
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 14, 1925
Plug date
—
Total depth
720 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-60201
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.51190, -82.30783
- State record #
- 34083602010000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 34-083-62259 | 34-083-62259 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Simmons C H Sr 1 | 34-083-20111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Conkle Birchfield 1 | 34-083-21253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pemco Gas Inc |
| Well 34-083-62328 | 34-083-62328 | Active | Oil | Helms Oil |
| Frazee Virginia 2 | 34-083-22076 | Active | Oil | Elkhead Gas & Oil Co |
| Hassel-Moser 4 | 34-083-23689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | B & J Drilling Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.