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API 12-047-01632OrphanedOil well

Works, Melvin 3

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Mobil Explor & Prod

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

Apr 30, 1978

Plug date

Total depth

3,173 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-01632
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.35154, -88.03834
State record #
120470163202

Operator

Mobil Explor & Prod

Wells operated
140
Active
16
States
IL, UT
As filed
Mobil Explor. & Prod.

Location & nearby wells

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PegramIN:165490Other statusOther type
PegramIN:165514Shut-inOther type

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