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API 12-081-02009OrphanedOil well

DeSelms 1

Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Duncan Walter

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, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

3,235 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-02009
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.42038, -88.83827
State record #
120810200901

Operator

Duncan Walter

Wells operated
520
Active
75
States
IL, KY, MT, OK, WY
As filed
Duncan, Walter

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Strickland D M 112-081-01306Plugged & abandonedOther typeStrickland, Frank L.
Leffler (SWD) 2-K12-081-00935Plugged & abandonedInjectionWood Energy, Inc.
Chaney 312-081-25085ActiveOilHerr, Robert C. III
Burger 112-081-24726Plugged & abandonedOther typeMurvin Oil Company
Glass, W. L. 112-081-02217Plugged & abandonedOilH Double L Oil Dev.
Moore, J.J. Comm. 112-081-02215Plugged & abandonedOilAmgo, Inc.

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