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API 12-059-03202OrphanedOil well

Lightner J C 2

Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Soil Testing Services

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

Nov 24, 1965

Plug date

Total depth

2,498 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-059-03202
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Gallatin
Coordinates
37.84453, -88.15925
State record #
120590320200

Operator

Soil Testing Services

Wells operated
72
Active
7
States
IL
As filed
Soil Testing Services, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bradley E A 112-059-02925Plugged & abandonedOilWalton Drlg Co
Mitchell 112-059-01747Plugged & abandonedOilFerrall, T. A.
Howard Bros. A-5012-059-25654Plugged & abandonedOther typeDee Drilling Co., Inc.
Logan 112-059-01647Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcCarter
Waller Estate 1KY:103790Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarter, J W
Taylor, John 112-059-25489Plugged & abandonedOther typeDee Drilling Co., Inc.

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