API 12-059-24112OrphanedOil well
Murphy 4-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
Oct 21, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,840 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-24112
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.85555, -88.16762
- State record #
- 120592411200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Estate 8-17 | 12-059-25228 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | KWR Ventures, L.L.C. |
| Wiederhold M E 1-A | 12-059-02389 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vandenbark, James H. |
| Logan 1 | 12-059-01759 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Oil |
| Logan, W.H. 1-8 | 12-059-00301 | Active | Injection | Rainbow Production Corp. |
| School Trustees 1 | 12-059-02469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Universal Operating, Inc |
| Howard Bros. A-4 | 12-059-25405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.