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API 12-101-07527OrphanedOil well

Piper 838

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Smith Wayne Operating

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

Aug 10, 1973

Plug date

Total depth

1,620 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-07527
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.80272, -87.81493
State record #
121010752700

Operator

Smith Wayne Operating

Wells operated
83
Active
24
States
IL
As filed
Smith, Wayne Operating Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ryan G L A/C 1 3012-101-29192OrphanedOilMarathon Oil Company
Sivert Comm 112-101-29489Plugged & abandonedOther typeThree Star Drlg & Prdg
Gillespie, T. P. 7612-101-29334ActiveOilCDG Operations, LLC
Ryan, G. L. a/c 1 2412-101-05856Plugged & abandonedOilMarathon Oil Company
Ryan G L Acct 1 3112-101-29193Plugged & abandonedOilMarathon Oil Company
Ryan, G. L. A/C 1 2612-101-06303ActiveOilMarathon Oil Company

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