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API 12-059-01494OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Beeson Richard W

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

Sep 16, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

2,750 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-059-01494
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Gallatin
Coordinates
37.90153, -88.19457
State record #
120590149402

Operator

Beeson Richard W

Wells operated
359
Active
49
States
IL, KY
As filed
Beeson, Richard W.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Drone 212-059-02813Plugged & abandonedOther typeTamarack Petroleum Co.
Dodge, H.P. 112-059-00293Plugged & abandonedOther typeKingwood Oil Co.
Brugger Arthur 112-059-01017Plugged & abandonedOther typeVandenbark Et Al
Maloney, Sallie 11-WI12-059-25264ActiveInjectionDee Drilling Co., Inc.
Brugger Arthur 112-059-02037Plugged & abandonedOther typeCoy Oil, Inc.
Humble 112-059-03263Plugged & abandonedOther typeVanDenBark, Inc.

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