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API 12-047-00747OrphanedOther type well

Virgil Fieber C-5

Other type well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by French Creek

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

Jan 29, 1980

Plug date

Total depth

3,131 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-00747
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Other type(DA)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.31580, -88.00713
State record #
120470074701

Operator

French Creek

Wells operated
40
Active
12
States
IL
As filed
French Creek Company

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