API 34-083-61467OrphanedOil well
Melton Jb 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
Oct 12, 1927
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,079 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-61467
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.52057, -82.25117
- State record #
- 34083614670000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamter Trust 1 | 34-083-22121 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Porter S E 1 | 34-083-20254 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Berwell Energy 6 | 34-083-23154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petro Drilling Corp |
| White Nh 2 | 34-083-61200 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Berwell 5 | 34-083-23155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petro Drilling Corp |
| Whitney Thomas 1 | 34-083-21886 | Active | Oil | Whitney Thomas C |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.