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API 12-047-24279OrphanedOil well

Bunting etal Unit 1-B

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Mcdowell Bros 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

Nov 1, 1990

Plug date

Total depth

3,300 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-047-24279
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Edwards
Coordinates
38.41062, -88.05425
State record #
120472427900

Operator

Mcdowell Bros Oil

Wells operated
99
Active
13
States
IL
As filed
McDowell Bros. Oil Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Millar Ben F 412-047-01780Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalvert Drilling, Inc.
Millar, Ben F. 112-047-01777Plugged & abandonedOilCalvert Drilling, Inc.
Schmittler Vina 112-047-01782Plugged & abandonedOilCalvert Drilling, Inc.
Perkins, Harold 112-047-22446Plugged & abandonedOilSandy Ridge Oil Company
Perkins, Harold 112-047-22421Plugged & abandonedOther typeVan Fossan Oil Corp.
Webb (S. Albion Unit #2) 312-047-00300Plugged & abandonedInjectionSuperior Oil Company

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