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API 12-055-23097OrphanedOil well

Boyles 5

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by H & W Oil

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 5, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

6,150 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-23097
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
38.07178, -88.91650
State record #
120552309700

Operator

H & W Oil

Wells operated
80
Active
40
States
IL, KS
As filed
H & W Oil Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Core Drill Hole 13512-055-24823Other statusOther typeCarter Oil Co.
Logan, Bob 112-055-23882OrphanedGasFinite Resources, Ltd.
Finite Crown "B" 612-055-24883ActiveOilGesell's Pump Sales & Service
Peabody 18-212-055-23863Plugged & abandonedGasHite Operating, Inc.
Benton Flood Unit 2-W12-055-00725Plugged & abandonedInjectionShell Oil Company
Freeman 312-055-02193Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.

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