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API 12-065-03269OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Oslager John J

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

Aug 1, 1962

Plug date

Total depth

3,332 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-03269
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
37.99730, -88.64250
State record #
120650326900

Operator

Oslager John J

Wells operated
36
Active
2
States
IL, KY
As filed
Oslager, John J.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Searles 112-055-00620Plugged & abandonedOilAnderson & Davis
Milligan, Emery 112-165-25292Plugged & abandonedOther typeWhite, Terry Oil Company, Inc.
Anderson Community 112-165-24420Plugged & abandonedOther typeBasin Energy, Inc.
Harrelson, H. 112-165-02616Plugged & abandonedOther typeMurvin & Steber Drlg.
Williams 212-165-02716Plugged & abandonedOther typeWhite, Ivan
Williams 112-165-01367Plugged & abandonedOther typeBartmes, Ross

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