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API 12-025-26031OrphanedOil well

Hartley 4-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

Nov 25, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

2,972 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-26031
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.70195, -88.30990
State record #
120252603100

Operator

Crest Oil

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pettijohn Fred 112-191-05321Plugged & abandonedOilNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Rogers, Nannie 212-191-05597Plugged & abandonedOilUnion Oil Company of CA
Rogers Nannie 112-191-05596Plugged & abandonedOilThe Pure Oil Company
Wilson, G. 112-191-28372Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcDowell, Russell E.
Bangert, Ron 1-SWD12-191-32677ActiveInjectionBooth Oil Co., Inc.
Zimmerman, G. 112-191-08091Plugged & abandonedOilBritton, Shelby A. & Sylvia

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