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API 12-025-27629OrphanedOil well

Gill, R. 5

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Barak 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 16, 1985

Plug date

Total depth

2,617 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-27629
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.70910, -88.40900
State record #
120252762900

Operator

Barak Oil

Wells operated
57
Active
6
States
IL, MI
As filed
Barak Oil Corp.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Craft Joe Z 212-191-05451Plugged & abandonedOilThe Pure Oil Company
Gibbs C E A-112-191-04118Plugged & abandonedOilThe Pure Oil Company
Staley 112-191-05241Plugged & abandonedOther typeBoxell, Samuel E.
Miller 3-A12-191-01736Plugged & abandonedOilKelley, Conrad & Kaye
Hosselton, Carl A-1712-191-31852Plugged & abandonedInjectionUnion Oil Company of CA
Wright 312-191-05463OrphanedOther typeHuffman, Stanley N.

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