API 34-083-61772OrphanedOil well
Hardesty John Est 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
Sep 18, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,462 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-61772
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.45176, -82.45294
- State record #
- 34083617720000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson W H | 34-083-61620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-083-60850 | 34-083-60850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Polland Al 2 | 34-083-61718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Knox Co Airport 1-3356 | 34-083-24347 | Active | Oil | Knox Energy Inc. |
| Albaugh Gw 1 | 34-083-62109 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Sperry Farms 4 | 34-083-23613 | Other status | Oil | B & B Enterprise |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.