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API 12-025-27372OrphanedOil well

Thompson 4

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Barak 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

Nov 16, 1984

Plug date

Total depth

3,029 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-27372
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.70535, -88.40670
State record #
120252737200

Operator

Barak Oil

Wells operated
57
Active
6
States
IL, MI
As filed
Barak Oil Corp.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Thompson 6-SWD12-191-05304Plugged & abandonedInjectionSlape, Don Operating Co.
Gill J A 312-191-05250Plugged & abandonedOilRobinson & Puckett
Bangert 612-191-32850ActiveOilBooth Oil Company, Inc.
Gill, J. A. 212-191-01746Plugged & abandonedOilRobinson & Puckett, Inc.
Thompson R E 312-191-05298Plugged & abandonedOilFulk, Perry
Gill James 112-191-05251Plugged & abandonedOther typeContinental Drlg Cor

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