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API 12-065-02687OrphanedOil well

Anderson A B A-1

Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Shell 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

Apr 1, 1951

Plug date

Total depth

3,041 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-02687
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
38.02345, -88.50483
State record #
120650268700

Operator

Shell Oil

Wells operated
4,222
Active
139
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
As filed
Shell Oil Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Slykhuis 312-165-25676Plugged & abandonedOilPyramid, G. W. Co., Inc.
Ellis, J. J. 112-165-02160Plugged & abandonedOilCullum & Lawhead
Kane, Clyde E. 112-165-02159Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Lewis & Ellis 212-165-25764Plugged & abandonedOilPyramid, G. W. Co., Inc.
Slykhuis 212-165-25565Plugged & abandonedOilPyramid, G. W. Co., Inc.
Mings, R. 112-165-01132Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalvert & Willis

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