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API 12-081-24333OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Prior John

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

Oct 9, 1985

Plug date

Total depth

2,507 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-24333
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.42075, -88.98187
State record #
120812433300

Operator

Prior John

Wells operated
64
Active
12
States
IL
As filed
Prior, John

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Piper 1312-081-01283Plugged & abandonedOilNation Oil Company, The
Winesburgh12-081-00218Plugged & abandonedInjectionRuwaldt, E. J.-Bayer, Kenneth M.
Leffler (SWD) 2-K12-081-00935Plugged & abandonedInjectionWood Energy, Inc.
Leffler-K (WSW) 112-081-01138Plugged & abandonedOther typeWood Energy, Inc.
Bullock Unit 112-081-01455Plugged & abandonedOther typeHerley, David F.
Leffler, Louis 1-K12-081-00886ActiveOilPEP Drilling Company

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