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API 12-009-20571OrphanedOil well

Crooks 8

Oil well in Brown County, Illinois · operated by Calhoun Research & Development

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

Jun 28, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

628 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-009-20571
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Brown
Coordinates
39.94240, -90.79013
State record #
120092057101

Operator

Calhoun Research & Development

Wells operated
51
Active
16
States
IL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Henthorn, Delbert FSH-2112-149-21659Other statusOther typeIllinois State Geological Survey
Henthorn, D. L. 112-149-20910Plugged & abandonedOther typeHumble Resources Co.
Olson 112-149-20848Plugged & abandonedOther typeWright, Earnest
Liehr 112-149-21026Plugged & abandonedOther typeDurango Oil Company
Secrest, Glenn 112-149-20667Plugged & abandonedOilGreat River Exploration
Greiwe, W. G. B-112-149-20771Plugged & abandonedOther typeWhitsitt, Jack. Oil&Gas

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