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API 12-059-02427OrphanedOil well

Murphy, Margaret 1

Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Nation Ben H

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

Jan 1, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

2,805 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-059-02427
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Gallatin
Coordinates
37.86863, -88.34797
State record #
120590242700

Operator

Nation Ben H

Wells operated
34
Active
3
States
IL
As filed
Nation, Ben H.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Rollman 112-059-24029Plugged & abandonedOther typeStrata Oil, Inc.
Ragsdale 112-165-02715Plugged & abandonedOther typeStelle, John Associates
Cross 112-165-02801Plugged & abandonedOther typeWaggoner R W Etal
Mossman Carrie 112-059-00295Plugged & abandonedOther typeWall John H
Spencer, E. 112-165-01414Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Drone, M. 112-059-01049Plugged & abandonedOther typeValter, A

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