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API 12-047-00017OrphanedOil well

Van Schoick 1

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Lambert Burr

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

Nov 1, 1944

Plug date

Total depth

3,217 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-00017
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.52108, -88.14172
State record #
120470001701

Operator

Lambert Burr

Wells operated
69
Active
16
States
IL, KY
As filed
Lambert, Burr

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Shepherd H G & T 112-047-23104Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Shepherd H G & T R 212-047-23206Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Mabee Comm. 3 "B"12-191-28761Plugged & abandonedOilCollins Brothers Oil Company
Bunting Edward 112-047-23194Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Pritchett, Keith A-112-047-24723ActiveOilFischer & Fischer Oil, LLC
Bunting Clifton E 112-047-01368Plugged & abandonedOther typeSohio Petroleum Company

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