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API 12-025-27144OrphanedOil well

Wattles 1-B

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Goose Creek 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

Sep 9, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

2,370 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-27144
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.82282, -88.40043
State record #
120252714400

Operator

Goose Creek Oil

Wells operated
99
Active
24
States
IL, KY
As filed
Goose Creek Oil Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bowers 312-025-01692Plugged & abandonedOther typeRock Island Refining Corp.
Cosner - Dunningan Comm. 112-025-00692Plugged & abandonedOilTexas Co., The
Chandler-Greenwood Community 112-025-02814Plugged & abandonedOilRobison Oil Company
Manker 112-025-02970ActiveOilBreuer-Robinson Oil Co.
Elliott, Ernest D. 112-025-02537Plugged & abandonedOilPrice, Harold & Larry
Bemis, Thomas 112-025-02962ActiveOilCalvert & Willis

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