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API 12-079-01520OrphanedOil well

Honey, John W. A-3

Oil well in Jasper County, Illinois

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

Jun 1, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,815 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-079-01520
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Jasper
Coordinates
38.87172, -88.11938
State record #
120790152000

Operator

No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bohrer Louis 112-159-00141Plugged & abandonedOther typeHelmerick & Payne, Etal
Boatman Community 112-159-02311Plugged & abandonedOilTexaco, Inc.
Winter J 112-159-02320Plugged & abandonedOilTexas Company, The
Bunn 112-159-02299Plugged & abandonedOilMitchell Frank Etal
Bower, C. A. A-612-159-00595Plugged & abandonedOilPure Oil Company
Cazel Howard B-712-159-02026Plugged & abandonedOilPure Oil Company

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