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API 12-055-23714OrphanedOil well

Old Ben Coal-Escue 8-H

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Great Plains Resources

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

Jun 19, 1987

Plug date

Total depth

2,719 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-23714
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
38.02231, -88.93729
State record #
120552371400

Operator

Great Plains Resources

Wells operated
83
Active
32
States
IL, KS, MT
As filed
Great Plains Resources, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Gardner Hrs 312-055-01965Plugged & abandonedOilLampley, William E.
Tomlinson 112-055-25165Plugged & abandonedOther typeDarnell, Jeff
Hill, Zoah 212-055-02050Plugged & abandonedInjectionS & M Oil Co.
Old Ben Coal-Tomlinson 2-K12-055-23844Plugged & abandonedOther typeGreat Plains Resources, Inc.
Old Ben Coal 2-K12-055-23792Plugged & abandonedOther typeGreat Plains Resources, Inc.
Splint 112-055-23871Plugged & abandonedOther typeGallagher, Victor R.

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