Knox County, OH oil and gas wells
6,824 wells: 1,585 active, 3,681 plugged, 25 orphaned, run by 418 operators.
Figures from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, updated 2026-10-19.
Top operators in Knox
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| VALLEY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT | 164 | 201 |
| MARAM ENERGY INC | 127 | 220 |
| KNOX ENERGY INC. | 126 | 162 |
| ELKHEAD GAS & OIL CO | 115 | 155 |
| DUGAN OIL AND GAS LLC | 96 | 105 |
| B & J DRILLING CO | 74 | 185 |
| BI JOE DEVELOPMENT INC | 52 | 73 |
| LBJ DRILLING CO INC | 51 | 97 |
| MFC DRILLING INC | 49 | 51 |
| HARDESTY PRODUCTION | 41 | 54 |
| MORAN SHERMAN DEAN | 34 | 39 |
| BRATTON ENERGY | 31 | 33 |
| MASON DRILLING INC | 29 | 46 |
| DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC | 29 | 29 |
| R & J WELL SERVICE LLC | 28 | 34 |
| SAMPLES JAMES F | 21 | 59 |
| McDONALD DALE E | 21 | 21 |
| MORAN WELL SERVICE INC. | 20 | 34 |
| HELMS OIL | 17 | 24 |
| WHITNEY THOMAS C | 15 | 18 |
| NEOS ENERGY LLC | 15 | 15 |
| CAMPHIRE GEORGE E. | 14 | 31 |
| H I SMITH OIL & GAS INC | 14 | 19 |
| UNITY PETROLEUM | 13 | 18 |
| WHEELER MICHAEL D | 13 | 16 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFRED & ADDIE RINE # 3A | 34-083-23224 | Plugged | Dry hole | LOTHES JOHN W |
| ALFRED & AGNES HARLETT # 5 | 34-083-22788 | Plugged | Oil & gas | OHIO NATURAL FUEL CO |
| ALFRED & AGNES HARLETT # 6 | 34-083-22789 | Plugged | Oil & gas | OHIO NATURAL FUEL CO |
| ALFRED AND ADDIE RINE # 1A | 34-083-23222 | Plugged | Dry hole | LOTHES JOHN W |
| ALLEN P & J 1 | 34-083-61416 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALVA HOOVER # 1 | 34-083-22441 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BERWELL ENERGY INC |
| ALVA HOOVER # 2 | 34-083-22440 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BERWELL ENERGY INC |
| ALVA HOOVER # 3 | 34-083-22459 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BERWELL ENERGY INC |
| AM CENTRAL CORP 1 | 34-083-21341 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| AMOS FLO 1 | 34-083-21642 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AMSBAUGH UNIT 1 | 34-083-24291 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BI JOE DEVELOPMENT INC |
| ANDERSON-BREWER 1 | 34-083-22312 | Plugged | Oil & gas | RELIANCE ENERGY INC |
| ANDREWS T F 1 | 34-083-22050 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANDREWS T F 2 | 34-083-21038 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANNA BUSSMAN # 1 | 34-083-22694 | Plugged | Oil & gas | DUGAN HARRY OIL CO |
| ANNA BUSSMAN # 1 | 34-083-23469 | Plugged | Oil | DERRICK PETROLEUM INC |
| ANNA BUSSMAN # 8BS 1BS | 34-083-22740 | Plugged | Dry hole | DUGAN HARRY OIL CO |
| ANNA RUTH WISE # 2 | 34-083-23357 | Plugged | Dry hole | STIFFLER GILBERT M |
| ANVILLER C 3 | 34-083-20593 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ANVILLER CHARLES 1 | 34-083-20591 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| APPLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE 1 | 34-083-23930 | Plugged | Gas | MARAM ENERGY INC |
| ARCHER LUCILLA & D W 7 | 34-083-61972 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ARCHER LUCILLA & DW 1 | 34-083-61869 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ARCHER LUCILLA & DW 3 | 34-083-61873 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ARCHER LUCILLA & DW 4 | 34-083-61968 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ARCHER LUCILLA & DW 6 | 34-083-61970 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ARLENE P. COOPER UNIT # 1 | 34-083-24031 | Plugged | Dry hole | COBRA OIL & GAS CORP |
| ARMSTRONG 2 | 34-083-24126 | Plugged | Gas | FRANKLIN GAS & OIL CO LLC |
| ARMSTRONG KENNETH 1 | 34-083-22805 | Plugged | Dry hole | PHOENIX NTL PETROLEUM CO |
| ARNOLD # 2 | 34-083-21374 | Plugged | Gas | B & J DRILLING CO |
| ARNOLD JOHNATHON C. 2 | 34-083-22571 | Plugged | Gas | TWINOAKS OIL & GAS CO |
| ARNOLD JONATHAN C. 1 | 34-083-22453 | Plugged | Oil & gas | TWINOAKS OIL & GAS CO |
| ARNOLD/RUST 1 | 34-083-23260 | Plugged | Gas | H & D DRILLING CO INC |
| ARTHUR BAUMBERGER 1 | 34-083-21819 | Plugged | Dry hole | SEIBERT CHARLES J |
| ARTHUR J. & MARY L. COFFING # 1 | 34-083-23282 | Plugged | Dry hole | JADOIL INC D VERNAU |
| ASH JACOB 1 | 34-083-62083 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH JACOB 1 | 34-083-62084 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH JACOB 2 | 34-083-62088 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH ML 2 | 34-083-60678 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH R 1 | 34-083-60637 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH R 1 | 34-083-60707 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASH R 3 | 34-083-60683 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASHCRAFT 1 | 34-083-24240 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BI JOE DEVELOPMENT INC |
| ASHCRAFT CLARENCE 1 | 34-083-20458 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ASHCRAFT CLARENCE 1 | 34-083-20674 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT CLARENCE 2-B | 34-083-20749 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT CLARENCE 3-B | 34-083-20803 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT FRED 2 | 34-083-20969 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT FRED 3 | 34-083-20973 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT FRED 4 | 34-083-20996 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT FRED 5 | 34-083-20999 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ASHCRAFT JULIA 1 | 34-083-20778 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ASHCRAFT OS 1 | 34-083-60790 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ASHCRAFT VAUGHN # 1 | 34-083-22670 | Plugged | Oil | BURCH J T/BURCH WELL DRLG |
| ASHCRAFT VAUGHN # 10030 1 | 34-083-21267 | Plugged | Gas | RELIANCE ENERGY INC |
| ASHCRAFT VAUGHN 1 | 34-083-21297 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| AURORA HIGHLAND CO 1 | 34-083-21770 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| AURORA HIGHLAND CO 2 | 34-083-21834 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| AURORA HIGHLAND CO FARM #2 3 | 34-083-21833 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AURORA HIGHLAND CO. # 1 | 34-083-22499 | Plugged | Oil & gas | RELIANCE ENERGY INC |
| AURORA HIGHLANDS # 2 | 34-083-21805 | Plugged | Oil | RELIANCE ENERGY INC |
| AURORA HIGHLANDS CO 3 | 34-083-21882 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| AVA LYBARGER # 1B | 34-083-23326 | Plugged | Dry hole | HICKMAN RUSSEL O |
| B & J DRILLING CO. # 1 | 34-083-23139 | Plugged | Oil & gas | B & J DRILLING CO |
| B. HAMMOND # 2 | 34-083-22093 | Plugged | Oil & gas | ELKHEAD GAS & OIL CO |
| B. HASTINGS 1 | 34-083-21635 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BABB TJ & CE 1 | 34-083-22335 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| BAILEY # 1 | 34-083-23337 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BJN ENTERPRISES |
| BAILEY # 2 | 34-083-22704 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BANDS COMPANY INC |
| BAILEY ALBERT 1 | 34-083-61706 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAILEY ETHEL # 1 | 34-083-21570 | Plugged | Oil | OXFORD OIL |
| BAILEY ETHEL 1 | 34-083-21344 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BAILEY ETHEL 2 | 34-083-22426 | Plugged | Oil & gas | OXFORD OIL |
| BAILEY LOYD 1 | 34-083-20138 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| BAILS WM J & MATILDA 2 | 34-083-61514 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAIRD BF 0 | 34-083-60517 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAIRD BF 1 | 34-083-60536 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAKER FL 2 | 34-083-61184 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAKER FS 1 | 34-083-61196 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAKER GEORGE M 1 | 34-083-23544 | Plugged | Other | HALE KELVIN |
| BAKER HERBERT 1 | 34-083-21747 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAKER HERBERT 2 | 34-083-21821 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BAKER P 1 | 34-083-60599 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAKER UNIT 2 | 34-083-24223 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BI JOE DEVELOPMENT INC |
| BAKEWELL # 1 | 34-083-22846 | Plugged | Oil | WARREN C J OIL CO |
| BALCOM CARL S 7 | 34-083-21463 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BALDNER LEONARD J 1 | 34-083-61540 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BALL WILBUR 2 | 34-083-22032 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BANBURY # 1 | 34-083-22794 | Plugged | Dry hole | WARREN C J OIL CO |
| BANBURY # 2 | 34-083-22796 | Plugged | Dry hole | WARREN C J OIL CO |
| BANBURY 5 | 34-083-61533 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BANBURY A L 1 | 34-083-20192 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BANBURY C 1 | 34-083-21041 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BANBURY CV 1 | 34-083-61517 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BANBURY CV 2 | 34-083-61503 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BANBURY HOWARD 1 | 34-083-20334 | Plugged | Gas | STACHLER WILLIAM L |
| BANBURY HOWARD 1 | 34-083-23558 | Plugged | Oil & gas | CAMPHIRE GEORGE E. |
| BANBURY MARY 1A 1-A | 34-083-21622 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BANBURY STANLEY 1 | 34-083-20966 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| BANBURY STANLEY 2 | 34-083-21192 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |