API 34-083-22666OrphanedOil well
Yoder Melvin 3
Oil well in Knox County, Ohio · operated by Sparks Harold
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 1, 1979
Plug date
Dec 28, 1985
Total depth
2,926 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-083-22666
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: pl_oil_gasshow)
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Knox
- Coordinates
- 40.32299, -82.30309
- State record #
- 34083226660000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 0
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss Geo& Nancy 1 | 34-089-63247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Zeiher'S Inc 1 | 34-089-23796 | Active | Oil | McDONALD DALE E |
| Petrozek James & Susan 1-B | 34-089-24063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mackenco Inc |
| Babcock Chas M 1 | 34-089-60753 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-089-60561 | 34-089-60561 | Active | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Moran L L & B F 1 | 34-089-23186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Leader Equities Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.