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API 12-033-08637OrphanedOil well

Wakefield Heirs 20

Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Marathon 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

Jun 21, 1966

Plug date

Total depth

991 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-033-08637
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Crawford
Coordinates
38.95431, -87.83868
State record #
120330863700

Operator

Marathon Oil

Wells operated
8,999
Active
2,695
States
AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
As filed
Marathon Oil Company

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Nearby wells

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Updike, N. 1012-101-11094Other statusOther typeOhio Oil Co., The
Updike S S W-3312-101-05145Plugged & abandonedOilGeorge & Wrather Oil
Updike, N. 812-101-11092Other statusOther typeOhio Oil Co., The
Updike, W. 212-101-11162ActiveOilOhio Oil Co., The
Devonshire, N. 212-101-11050ActiveOilOhio Oil Co., The
Nutall 412-101-11140Plugged & abandonedOther typeBell Brothers

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