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API 12-101-30628OrphanedOil well

Leighty, E. 97

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Marathon Oil

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

Apr 18, 1994

Plug date

Total depth

2,026 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-30628
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.65988, -87.71770
State record #
121013062800

Operator

Marathon Oil

Wells operated
8,999
Active
2,695
States
AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
As filed
Marathon Oil Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Lutz 112-185-03318Plugged & abandonedOther typeHeldt, Frederick
Smith Jake 512-185-03295Other statusOther typeSiam Oil
Sanders Grover 212-185-03022ActiveOilHughes J M
Litherland J L 1-W12-185-01497Plugged & abandonedOilMagnolia Petroleum Company
Leek 212-185-03130Other statusOther typeCisel & Heirs Oil
Smith, G.P. 612-185-28192ActiveOilPhipps & Blosser

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