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API 12-081-01647OrphanedOil well

Copple J H 3

Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Humble Oil & Refining

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

Nov 1, 1961

Plug date

Total depth

2,082 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-01647
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.44957, -88.98208
State record #
120810164700

Operator

Humble Oil & Refining

Wells operated
897
Active
43
States
AL, CA, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, UT, WY
As filed
Humble Oil & Refining Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ervine R T12-081-00178Plugged & abandonedOther typeMidfield Oil Co
Oslager etal 112-081-23399Plugged & abandonedOther typeSherman, Ernest
Oslager Heirs 112-081-24123Plugged & abandonedOther typeShamrock Drilling Corp.
Rogers, Bob 112-081-01293Plugged & abandonedOther typeCollins Brothers Oil Company
Someiske 212-081-24128Plugged & abandonedOther typeShamrock Drilling Corp.
Trout 112-081-00157Plugged & abandonedOther typePyramid Petroleum

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