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API 12-101-00905OrphanedOil well

Leighty B-3

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Bailor We

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 25, 1955

Plug date

Total depth

1,738 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-00905
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.67936, -87.67009
State record #
121010090500

Operator

Bailor We

Wells operated
59
Active
7
States
IL
As filed
Bailor, W. E.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Curtis KimmelIN:122274Plugged & abandonedOther type
Roy & Dorothy ParkerIN:122146Plugged & abandonedOther type
Guy MindermanIN:122143Plugged & abandonedOther type
Sparks Fred P 112-185-05021Plugged & abandonedInjectionHouchins, D. J.
Cogan Heirs 1812-185-26484ActiveOilKeneipp, Jack L.
Dager J H 212-185-02968Plugged & abandonedOther typeHeyl & Troop

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