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API 12-051-25881OrphanedOil well

McCormick-Reece 2

Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by New Spirit

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

Jan 31, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

3,084 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-051-25881
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Fayette
Coordinates
38.96143, -88.90997
State record #
120512588100

Operator

New Spirit

Wells operated
48
Active
15
States
IL
As filed
New Spirit, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Aukamp B-412-051-02061ActiveInjectionGesell, Don W.
Hollman, H. F. 212-051-01828Plugged & abandonedOilShell Oil Company
Brauer-C&E Community 112-051-01448Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Torbeck 212-051-01795Plugged & abandonedOilKapp, Louis H., Jr.
Hinrichs 112-051-26651Plugged & abandonedOther typeCourson Coring & Drlg.
Cole-Grube 112-051-01006Plugged & abandonedOther typeLuttrell, Homer

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