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API 12-025-27289OrphanedOther type well

Mearns-Briscoe 1

Other type well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Tri State Exploration

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

Jul 20, 1984

Plug date

Total depth

3,625 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-27289
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Other type(DA)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.70298, -88.54625
State record #
120252728900

Operator

Tri State Exploration

Wells operated
42
Active
7
States
IL
As filed
Tri-State Exploration, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Cook 112-191-00525Plugged & abandonedOther typeChevigny John E
Spitzner 112-191-01731Plugged & abandonedOther typeSchock, W. O.
Cisne Clarence 112-191-05336Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith, Milton
Phillips A 112-191-05337Plugged & abandonedOther typeHalbert, Ralph C.
Phillips A 1-A12-191-05338Plugged & abandonedOilHalbert, Ralph C.
Talbert, Joseph C. 212-191-01762Plugged & abandonedInjectionSuperior Oil Company

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