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API 12-081-24364OrphanedInjection well

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Injection well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Nelms Brothers Oil Properties

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

Feb 25, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

2,500 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-24364
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Injection(SWD)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.44497, -88.99160
State record #
120812436401

Operator

Nelms Brothers Oil Properties

Wells operated
21
Active
4
States
IL
As filed
Nelms Brothers Oil Properties, Inc

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hynes, Margaret 112-081-00744Plugged & abandonedOther typeRuwaldt, E. J. Drilling
Watkins, Olive 212-081-02146Plugged & abandonedOther typePotter & Reeves
Larue-Watkins 112-081-24597Plugged & abandonedOther typeFarm Feeds Construction Inc.
Watkins, Olive etal 212-081-02148Plugged & abandonedOilScheef, Victor M.
Bourland, G.R. 112-081-02137Plugged & abandonedOilSchaef Victor M
Bourland 312-081-00732Plugged & abandonedOther typeSchaef Victor M

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