API 12-033-01944OrphanedGas well
Murray 1
Gas well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Van Fossan Ml
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
Jan 1, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,034 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-01944
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 38.98050, -87.70736
- State record #
- 120330194401
Operator
- Wells operated
- 71
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Van Fossan, M. L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. B. Updike 2 | 12-033-11123 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| J. B. Updike 4 | 12-033-11124 | Active | Oil | Ohio |
| Dora Hipsher 2 | 12-033-11095 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| J. B. Updike 3 | 12-033-11120 | Shut-in | Other type | Ohio |
| Mefford, H. L. 1 | 12-033-00191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miami Operating Company |
| Mefford-Taylor Comm W-6 | 12-033-00619 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Indiana Farm Bureau Coop. Assn. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.