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API 12-049-00587OrphanedOil well

Smith 1

Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Herley David F

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

Dec 31, 1962

Plug date

Total depth

2,470 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-049-00587
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Effingham
Coordinates
38.92313, -88.65108
State record #
120490058701

Operator

Herley David F

Wells operated
184
Active
19
States
IL, KY
As filed
Herley, David F.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hitch, Irma 112-025-05032Plugged & abandonedOther typeDull, Joe A.
Keen 1-B12-025-01071Plugged & abandonedOther typeM. & N. Oil Company
Lacey 112-121-01582Plugged & abandonedOther typeV. S. & S. Drilling Co.
Engel, Don 112-121-28170Plugged & abandonedOther typeParagon Oil Company, Inc.
Jeffers, Charley et al 112-025-03205Plugged & abandonedOther typeGeorge & Wrather Oil
Pilcher 112-025-27557Plugged & abandonedOther typeMiller Well Services

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