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API 12-049-24876OrphanedOil well

Zimmerman et al 1

Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Barger Engineering

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 6, 2003

Plug date

Total depth

3,901 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-049-24876
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Effingham
Coordinates
39.04965, -88.64520
State record #
120492487600

Operator

Barger Engineering

Wells operated
119
Active
57
States
IL, KY
As filed
Barger Engineering, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Core Hole 20912-049-01799Other statusOther typeFile Lost
Danks, Maude B. C-112-049-00053Plugged & abandonedOther typeKingwood Oil Co.
Quast Community 112-049-00291Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Schottman-Horath Comm. 112-049-00313Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Homrighaus, F. 112-049-00741Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnknown
Burk, James E. 712-049-00082Plugged & abandonedOilTide Water Associated Oil Co.

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