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API 12-047-23107OrphanedOil well

Gumbrell-Wade Unit 1

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Hite Operating

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

May 21, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

3,384 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-23107
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.46252, -88.06685
State record #
120472310700

Operator

Hite Operating

Wells operated
43
Active
7
States
IL, KY
As filed
Hite Operating, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Smith, Thomas W. 112-047-24607Plugged & abandonedOther typeTide Water Associated Oil Co.
Smith, Thos. W. 112-047-27607Other statusOther typeTide Water Associated Oil Co.
Barnes, Houston 112-047-24612Plugged & abandonedOther typeTide Water Associated Oil Co.
Neal Ellis 112-047-23966Plugged & abandonedOther typeHuge Oil, Inc.
Whitehead-Winter Community 112-047-23581Plugged & abandonedOilMaybe Oil, Inc.
Pollard, Lloyd 1-B12-047-23720ActiveOilJ & N, Inc.

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