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API 12-051-01799OrphanedOil well

Ford, C. C. 4

Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Gesell S Oil Production

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

Mar 10, 2004

Plug date

Total depth

3,417 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-051-01799
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Fayette
Coordinates
38.83805, -88.91575
State record #
120510179902

Operator

Gesell S Oil Production

Wells operated
3
Active
1
States
IL
As filed
Gesell's Oil Production, L.L.C.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bryan 112-121-01450Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Kerley 112-121-27836Plugged & abandonedOther typeRoss, Myron L.
Hiestond 112-121-27576Plugged & abandonedOther typeLone Star Gas & Oil Dev. Co.
Mazanek 112-121-28125Plugged & abandonedOther typeDeep Rock Energy Corp.
Broom A-112-121-25790Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Hiestand D 112-121-26277Plugged & abandonedOther typeHagen, F. Lowell

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