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API 12-159-02275Plugged & abandonedOil well

Scherer J 5

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Texas Company The

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Feb 1, 1946

Plug date

Total depth

3,087 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-02275
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.76172, -88.06078
State record #
121590227500

Operator

Texas Company The

Wells operated
1,032
Active
125
States
IL, MT
As filed
Texas Company, The

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bunn, Joseph & Louis 112-159-01134Plugged & abandonedOther typeBurns, James & Charles
Thompson R L Etal 112-159-01147Plugged & abandonedOther typeGeorge & Wrather Oil
Boley E 212-159-01136Plugged & abandonedOther typeFulk, Perry
Boley E 112-159-01135Plugged & abandonedOilFulk, Perry
Jennings, W. 112-159-24732Plugged & abandonedOilAmerican Oil Investments, Inc.
Provines, E.F. 112-159-26000Plugged & abandonedOther typeTide Water Associated Oil Co.

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