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API 12-059-23882OrphanedOil well

Leach-A 1

Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments

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

Oct 6, 1976

Plug date

Total depth

2,122 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-059-23882
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Gallatin
Coordinates
37.84097, -88.15695
State record #
120592388200

Operator

Joe Simpkins Oil Developments

Wells operated
208
Active
41
States
IL, KY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Jennings Gratton 112-059-01032Plugged & abandonedOther typeReasor, G. L.
Waller, A Est 116-225-02822Plugged & abandonedOther typeSun Oil Co
Bell Island 316-225-01889Plugged & abandonedOilMidwestern Supply Co, Inc
Logsden 216-225-02410Plugged & abandonedOther typeAtlas Operating Co, Inc
Logsdon, T. O. 112-059-01076Plugged & abandonedOther typePure Oil Company
C I Oldham 312-059-01060Plugged & abandonedOther typeFerrall, T. A.

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