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API 12-047-23762OrphanedOil well

Lipper A-12

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Superior 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

Jul 2, 1984

Plug date

Total depth

5,053 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-23762
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.39528, -87.97597
State record #
120472376200

Operator

Superior Oil

Wells operated
2,340
Active
585
States
AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
As filed
Superior Oil Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Schroeder Chas 112-185-01131Plugged & abandonedOther typeDuncan, N. V., Est. Of
Broster, Lelia 112-047-00146Plugged & abandonedOther typeMabee Drlg Co.
Richey-Scott 112-047-22882Plugged & abandonedOther typeFrench Creek Company
Schroeder et al Comm. 112-185-26712ActiveOilSnyder Drlg. & Well Ser.
KelleyIN:152346Plugged & abandonedOther type
Heil 1-W12-185-02624ActiveOilSaber Energy Corp.

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