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API 12-055-23425OrphanedOil well

Carraher 3

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by H & W 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 21, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

4,669 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-23425
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
38.06967, -88.91850
State record #
120552342500

Operator

H & W Oil

Wells operated
80
Active
40
States
IL, KS
As filed
H & W Oil Co., Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ruhl 212-055-02208Plugged & abandonedOther typeTroop, R. H.
Carney 112-055-23144Plugged & abandonedOilBrehm, Dwight Resources
Carney 212-055-23227Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrehm, Dwight Resources
Crown I-312-055-23841Plugged & abandonedOther typeFinite Resources, Ltd.
Crown I-3-A12-055-23847Plugged & abandonedOther typeFinite Resources, Ltd.
C. W. & F. Coal Co. 24-4512-055-16205Other statusOther typeChicago W & F

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