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API 12-193-04678OrphanedOil well

Cox, W. E. 3

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Mobil Exploration & Producing

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

Dec 1, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

2,965 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-04678
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.14737, -87.96258
State record #
121930467802

Operator

Mobil Exploration & Producing

Wells operated
22
Active
7
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Joe HodgeIN:160274ActiveOther type
GreathouseIN:112198Plugged & abandonedOther type
Dale Tennison & Charles GentryIN:112717Plugged & abandonedOther type
Charles GentryIN:112711Plugged & abandonedOther type
Campbell MNE-P1112-193-33169Other statusOther typeIL State Geological Survey
Truscott Heirs 212-193-02143Plugged & abandonedOilNational Associated Petroleum Co.

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