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API 12-081-02416OrphanedOil well

Slemaker, R. W. 1

Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Marathon Oil

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 6, 1966

Plug date

Total depth

3,120 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-02416
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OILSD)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.29333, -88.76857
State record #
120810241601

Operator

Marathon Oil

Wells operated
8,999
Active
2,695
States
AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
As filed
Marathon Oil Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Denham 112-081-23215Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing
Logan 112-081-00415Shut-inOther typeCorkwin Corp.
Adams 112-081-24876Plugged & abandonedOther typeWood Energy, Inc.
Adams Farm 15-112-081-24617Plugged & abandonedOther typeShakespeare Oil Co.
Adams 112-081-23974Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrehm, Dwight Resources
McGeath, Manford 112-065-00508Plugged & abandonedOther typeGulf Refining Company

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