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API 12-033-36871OrphanedOil well

Lowther 5

Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Western Oil & Gas Dev

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 27, 2002

Plug date

Total depth

1,150 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-033-36871
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Crawford
Coordinates
39.05828, -87.76522
State record #
120333687100

Operator

Western Oil & Gas Dev

Wells operated
308
Active
232
States
IL
As filed
Western Oil & Gas Dev. Co.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Carlton, C. P. W-1712-033-02558Plugged & abandonedInjectionMahutska Oil Company
Carlton, C. P.(M-2 Unit II-1412-033-30870ActiveInjectionMarathon Oil Company
Carlton, C. D. R-1712-033-01830Plugged & abandonedInjectionMahutska Oil Company
Carlton C P M-2 J-1012-033-30872ActiveOilMarathon Oil Company
Netherly, W.E. 212-033-11302Shut-inOther typeOhio Oil Co., The
Weirich Comm. E-712-033-00791ActiveInjectionOhio Oil Company

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