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API 12-185-03876Plugged & abandonedOil well

Buchanan 1

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Nation Ben H

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 1, 1952

Plug date

Total depth

1,695 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-03876
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.47416, -87.75863
State record #
121850387600

Operator

Nation Ben H

Wells operated
34
Active
3
States
IL
As filed
Nation, Ben H.

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Nearby wells

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SmithIN:129746Plugged & abandonedOther type
Maurica B. MillerIN:129727Plugged & abandonedOther type

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