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API 12-029-00883OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Coles County, Illinois · operated by Scheef Victor M

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

Feb 1, 1946

Plug date

Total depth

2,013 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-029-00883
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Coles
Coordinates
39.40239, -88.39780
State record #
120290088300

Operator

Scheef Victor M

Wells operated
15
Active
1
States
IL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pygott 112-035-22454Plugged & abandonedOther typeTEBCO, Inc.
Likens 112-035-22049Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Himes 112-035-23283Plugged & abandonedOther typeBi-Petro, Inc.
Layton, Charles 112-035-00108Plugged & abandonedOther typeSlagter, Arthur J., Jr.
Shields, H.P. 112-035-00077Shut-inOther typeWalker, F. D. etal
Butts 112-035-22144Plugged & abandonedOther typeWestern Reserves Oil Co.

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