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
- Wells operated
- 34
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Nation, Ben H.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollman 1 | 12-059-24029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Strata Oil, Inc. |
| Ragsdale 1 | 12-165-02715 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stelle, John Associates |
| Cross 1 | 12-165-02801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Waggoner R W Etal |
| Mossman Carrie 1 | 12-059-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wall John H |
| Spencer, E. 1 | 12-165-01414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Drone, M. 1 | 12-059-01049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Valter, A |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.