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API 12-055-00636Plugged & abandonedOil well

Brown Estate 1

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 22, 1948

Plug date

Total depth

2,975 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-00636
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.88895, -88.93889
State record #
120550063602

Operator

Shell Oil

Wells operated
4,222
Active
139
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
As filed
Shell Oil Company

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