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API 12-055-02177OrphanedOil well

Zeigler Coal 5

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Gallagher Victor R

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

Aug 26, 1964

Plug date

Total depth

2,701 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-02177
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.91246, -89.04092
State record #
120550217700

Operator

Gallagher Victor R

Wells operated
455
Active
23
States
CO, IL, KY
As filed
Gallagher, Victor R.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Peabody 212-199-22623Plugged & abandonedOther typeVaughn, A. B.
Peabody 2-A12-199-23009Plugged & abandonedOther typeVaughn, A. B.
Peabody A-212-199-22662Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Nrcs W-812-199-24013Other statusOther typeIsgs
Peabody-A 112-199-02574Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing
ISGS Boring 1612-199-24041Other statusOther typeIsgs

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