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API 12-047-01502OrphanedOil well

Stafford Leo 1

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Continental Oil

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 1, 1940

Plug date

Total depth

3,208 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-01502
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.35095, -88.04055
State record #
120470150200

Operator

Continental Oil

Wells operated
806
Active
54
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KY, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, UT
As filed
Continental Oil Company

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Nearby wells

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John KeckIN:132564Plugged & abandonedOther type
John KeckIN:132569Plugged & abandonedOther type
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John KeckIN:132558Plugged & abandonedOther type
(Fee) "C" Lease 212-193-02189Plugged & abandonedOther typeMorris, E. H.
Seifried, Clarence B-212-193-03824Plugged & abandonedOilHarris, R. A.

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