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API 12-059-00711OrphanedOil well

Wilson Max 1

Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Ce Skiles

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 1, 1949

Plug date

Total depth

2,143 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-059-00711
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Gallatin
Coordinates
37.82100, -88.16837
State record #
120590071100

Operator

Ce Skiles

Wells operated
106
Active
25
States
IL, KY
As filed
C. E. Skiles, Inc.

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Nearby wells

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E Shea 212-059-01804Plugged & abandonedOther typeButler, Herman
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Burbank, Mary 1KY:2038480Plugged & abandonedOther typeTrans-Tex Prod Company
Dyhrkopp 34-112-059-25649Plugged & abandonedOilHoward Energy Corp.
Shea Edward 112-059-01994Plugged & abandonedOther type
Dyer-Higginson 2KY:2038533Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalstar Petroleum Co

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