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API 12-025-02429OrphanedOil well

Smith, J. J. 3

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of California

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

Jan 6, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

3,107 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-02429
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.60588, -88.33318
State record #
120250242901

Operator

Union Oil Company Of California

Wells operated
3,476
Active
119
States
AL, CA, CO, IL, KS, MT, ND, NY
As filed
Union Oil Company of California

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hibner HOR 78-27H12-191-33176Plugged & abandonedOilParagon Oil Company, Inc.
Madding, C. N. A-112-191-31876Plugged & abandonedOther typeErnest Exploration, Inc.
Bond A 112-191-01141Plugged & abandonedOther typeDavis, C. G.
S Cisne Cons-Arthur Johnson 312-191-07786Plugged & abandonedOilUnion Oil Company of California
Merrick, Frank 212-191-03235Plugged & abandonedInjectionDavis, Alva C. Drilling Co.
Best V & W 412-191-03299Plugged & abandonedOilJackson & Wrather Oil Co.

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