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API 12-159-02352Plugged & abandonedOil well

Vail Heirs 1

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Illinois Mid Continent

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Aug 1, 1953

Plug date

Total depth

3,100 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-02352
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.76429, -87.95227
State record #
121590235201

Operator

Illinois Mid Continent

Wells operated
245
Active
31
States
IL, KY
As filed
Illinois Mid-Continent Co.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ritter, M.J. 112-159-00776Plugged & abandonedOther typeRyan Oil Company
Bowers Melvina E 112-159-00071Plugged & abandonedOilCase, Pomeroy & Co., Inc.
Bunn Arley E 112-159-00070Plugged & abandonedOilCase, Pomeroy & Co., Inc.
Bunn Arley E 1-A12-159-01811Plugged & abandonedOther typeAshland Oil & Refining Company
Bunn Arley E 2-A12-159-01794Plugged & abandonedOther typeAshland Oil & Refining Company
Parrott 112-159-24157Plugged & abandonedOther typeGreat Southwest Oil&Gas

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