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API 12-065-24107OrphanedOil well

Birkner 1

Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Friend Jerry E

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

Mar 1, 1980

Plug date

Total depth

4,307 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-24107
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
38.21028, -88.59183
State record #
120652410700

Operator

Friend Jerry E

Wells operated
234
Active
54
States
IL
As filed
Friend, Jerry E.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Manning, J.H. 112-065-01005Plugged & abandonedOther typePerrine & Perrine
13912-065-03530Other statusOther typePhillips Petroleum, Co.
Leslie, I.M. 112-065-00166Plugged & abandonedOther typeHumble Oil & Refining Company
Brummet, Anna Etal 112-065-03510Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Boyles E F 112-065-00618Plugged & abandonedOther typeMagnolia Petroleum Company
Stelle, John 112-065-01027Plugged & abandonedOther typeBooth, John P.

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.