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API 12-041-00715OrphanedOil well

Wimple B-4

Oil well in Douglas County, Illinois · operated by Richardson Mh

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 18, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

1,596 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-041-00715
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Douglas
Coordinates
39.77118, -88.37753
State record #
120410071500

Operator

Richardson Mh

Wells operated
310
Active
27
States
IL, KY, MI
As filed
Richardson, M. H.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Skinner 1-F12-029-00386Plugged & abandonedOilBertram, Fred
Skinner, James C. 112-029-00346Plugged & abandonedOilReeves, E.C. Estate of
Walker 612-029-00374Plugged & abandonedOilSchaefer, James L.
Coombe Estate "C" 912-029-00229Plugged & abandonedOilRichardson & Stone
Walker 412-029-00442Plugged & abandonedOilSchaefer, James L.
Walker 212-029-00159Plugged & abandonedInjectionSchaefer, James L.

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