API 12-059-24089OrphanedOil well
Murphy 2-A
Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
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
Jul 29, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,835 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-24089
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.85367, -88.16792
- State record #
- 120592408900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logsdon T O 1 | 12-059-01854 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Atha, H. D. |
| Clayton 1 | 12-059-01073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cochran, A. L. |
| Clayton H W 2 | 12-059-01653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cochran, A. L. |
| Peabody 6-17 | 12-059-25227 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | KWR Ventures, L.L.C. |
| Clayton H W 1 | 12-059-00316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin, R. B.-Ill. Oil |
| E L Henry Etal 1 | 12-059-01072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reasor, G. L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.