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API 12-055-24910OrphanedGas well

Orient M2-1

Gas well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Dte Methane Resources

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

Mar 25, 2006

Plug date

Total depth

495 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-24910
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Gas(CMM)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.91808, -88.94002
State record #
120552491000

Operator

Dte Methane Resources

Wells operated
22
Active
9
States
IL
As filed
DTE Methane Resources, L.L.C.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

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Knox 112-199-02526Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Newton 112-199-22648Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
LaSalle Trustee 112-199-01932Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalvert Drilling, Inc.
Orient 412-199-22621Other statusOther typeFreeman United Coal Mining Co.
Well 12-199-0015312-199-00153Plugged & abandonedOther typeHerrin, City of
Cool Comm. 112-199-23379Plugged & abandonedOther typeMars Energy Co.

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