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API 12-025-25878OrphanedOil well

Hartley 2-B

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Crest Oil

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 9, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

3,642 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-25878
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.70543, -88.30750
State record #
120252587800

Operator

Crest Oil

Wells operated
150
Active
23
States
CA, IL, KY, MI, UT
As filed
Crest Oil Co., Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gill James 112-191-05251Plugged & abandonedOther typeContinental Drlg Cor
Evans, W. H. A-912-191-31086Plugged & abandonedOilUnion Oil Company of CA
Miller 112-191-05315Plugged & abandonedInjectionCullum & Lawhead
Thompson 312-191-05333Plugged & abandonedOilWayne Drilling Company
Gill James A 112-191-05253Plugged & abandonedOilThe Pure Oil Company
Thompson 412-191-01754Plugged & abandonedOilWayne Drilling Company

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