API 12-025-25162OrphanedOil well
Buchanan 2
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Hudson Larry A
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
Oct 19, 1975
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,830 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-25162
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.61765, -88.32977
- State record #
- 120252516201
Operator
- Wells operated
- 72
- Active
- 22
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Hudson, Larry A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, Melvin 1 | 12-191-04999 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Best J 3 | 12-191-07832 | Active | Oil | John B. Murvin |
| Best 2 | 12-191-07657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murvin, John B. |
| King-Sch Cons 1 | 12-191-07645 | Active | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| King-Sch Cons 2 | 12-191-07658 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Powell, Marshall 1 | 12-191-04039 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Halses Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.