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API 12-065-02167OrphanedOil well

McElvain Eliza C 2

Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Kingwood Oil

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

Dec 1, 1945

Plug date

Total depth

3,402 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-02167
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
38.09960, -88.42448
State record #
120650216700

Operator

Kingwood Oil

Wells operated
647
Active
127
States
CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT, WY
As filed
Kingwood Oil Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
West, Ruth & Morris Unit 112-065-25100Plugged & abandonedOther typeBeeson, Richard W.
Harper 112-193-02609Plugged & abandonedOther typeBooth, John P.
13612-065-03562Other statusOther typePhillips Petroleum, Co.
6112-065-03550Other statusOther typePhillips Petroleum, Co.
11012-065-03571Other statusOther typePhillips Petroleum, Co.
Well 12-193-0789912-193-07899Other statusOther typePhillips Petroleum, Co.

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