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API 12-021-22782OrphanedOil well

Brunner 1

Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Frank S Petroleum Exploration

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 28, 1974

Plug date

Total depth

2,908 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-021-22782
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Christian
Coordinates
39.35529, -89.04111
State record #
120212278200

Operator

Frank S Petroleum Exploration

Wells operated
20
Active
1
States
IL
As filed
Frank's Petroleum Exploration

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Branyan, A. M. 112-173-01223Plugged & abandonedOther typeJarvis, Vernon D.
Stephens, P. W. 112-173-00117Plugged & abandonedOther typeStephens & Lain, Oil&Gas
Kay, John 112-173-01039Plugged & abandonedOther typeKuykendall, Jack D.
Whittington, Ray 112-173-00217Plugged & abandonedOther typeValter, A
Whittington, Frank 112-173-00216Plugged & abandonedOther typeBowles, Leonard
Granholm & Assoc. 9512-135-00426Plugged & abandonedOther typeGranholm & Assoc.

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