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API 12-047-00041OrphanedOil well

Kent 4

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Central Pipeline

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, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

3,100 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-00041
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.56115, -88.00483
State record #
120470004100

Operator

Central Pipeline

Wells operated
55
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Central Pipeline Co

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Reid-McKenzie 112-047-02100Plugged & abandonedOther typeSaxe, Edward J.
Ford Herman M 112-047-00939Plugged & abandonedOther typeLohmann-Johnson Drilling Co., Inc.
Kelsey, Elbert 412-047-22703Plugged & abandonedOilRing Oil Co.
Bailey-Scott Unit 112-047-22942Plugged & abandonedOther typeR G & P Petroleum, Inc.
Short Etal Unit 112-047-22877Plugged & abandonedOilR G & P Petroleum, Inc.
Kelsey Elbert 512-047-22920Plugged & abandonedOther typeRing Oil Co.

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