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API 12-193-30000OrphanedOil well

Papillon 3

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Msa Energy

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

Nov 1, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

4,200 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-30000
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.05494, -88.24821
State record #
121933000001

Operator

Msa Energy

Wells operated
6
Active
3
States
IL
As filed
MSA Energy, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Golden "E" 212-193-29613Plugged & abandonedOilBasin Energy, Inc.
Pearce P A 112-193-01325Plugged & abandonedOther typeEngle, George S.
Pearce 112-193-02240Plugged & abandonedOther typeMerritt-Rister Oil
Rua1 68w12-193-32279ActiveInjectionCountrymark Energy Resources, LLC
Roland West Unit Tr. 712-193-06771OrphanedOilKato Operating Co.
Delap Roy 112-193-07511Plugged & abandonedOilCalvin Oil Co.

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