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API 12-029-00829OrphanedOil well

Watson 2

Oil well in Coles County, Illinois · operated by Gordon He

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

Oct 1, 1945

Plug date

Total depth

2,010 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-029-00829
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Coles
Coordinates
39.42978, -88.39758
State record #
120290082900

Operator

Gordon He

Wells operated
10
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Gordon, H. E.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Haskett, H. 112-035-00013Plugged & abandonedOther typeDoran, Paul
McClory 112-173-00030Plugged & abandonedOther typeEnglish Etal
McAndrew, Hannah 112-173-00507Plugged & abandonedOther typeLuttrell, Homer
Lannon 112-035-00257Plugged & abandonedOther typeLane, Perry
Dobbs12-035-00003Other statusOther typeCentral IL Petr. Corp.
Perry12-035-00337Other statusOther typeCentral IL Petr. Corp.

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