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API 12-021-00922OrphanedOil well

Orlandini 3

Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments

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

Feb 1, 1958

Plug date

Total depth

1,878 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-021-00922
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Christian
Coordinates
39.56730, -89.41285
State record #
120210092200

Operator

Joe Simpkins Oil Developments

Wells operated
208
Active
41
States
IL, KY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Coal, John 112-021-00679Plugged & abandonedOther typeKuykendall, W. R. Drilling
Wade, John C. 112-021-02281Plugged & abandonedOther typeSun Production Co (Sun Oil)
Meyer, C.A. 112-021-02285Plugged & abandonedOther typeSun Production Co (Sun Oil)
Curvey, Kenneth 112-021-02279Plugged & abandonedOther typeSun Production Co (Sun Oil)
Wade, John 112-021-01620Plugged & abandonedOther typeRedwine, Nash
Curvey 112-021-01044Plugged & abandonedOther typeMansfield, C. B.

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