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API 12-021-01637OrphanedOil well

Linton 8

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

Apr 1, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

1,820 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-021-01637
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Christian
Coordinates
39.60347, -89.40802
State record #
120210163700

Operator

Joe Simpkins Oil Developments

Wells operated
208
Active
41
States
IL, KY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bradford 112-021-01916Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnger, John
Anderson 112-021-00054Plugged & abandonedOther typePalmers Oil-Gas-Mng
Johnston, D.W. 112-021-02184Plugged & abandonedOther typeGoss, James H.
Johnston 112-021-00876Plugged & abandonedOther typeReynolds, Earle B.
Deming 112-021-00532Plugged & abandonedOther typeGoff, Gene
Wilson 112-021-24380Plugged & abandonedOther typeRudy, J. W. Company

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