API 12-159-25336OrphanedOil well
Murphy 3
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by American Oil Invest
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 7, 1991
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,925 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-25336
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.58452, -87.99337
- State record #
- 121592533600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL
- As filed
- American Oil Invest.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokel Bros 1 | 12-047-22671 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Yokel Bros 3 | 12-047-22697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Longbons 1 | 12-047-22681 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Friend Energy Corp. |
| Bailey Melvin 1 | 12-047-22666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrell, William |
| Yokel Brothers 2 | 12-047-22956 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenline Oil Co. |
| Hering Etal Comm. 1 | 12-047-22180 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pessina, Louis A. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.