API 12-101-01098OrphanedOil well
Irish 1B
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Lurker Elvis O
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
Dec 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,884 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-01098
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.63605, -87.70670
- State record #
- 121010109800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 28
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Lurker, Elvis O.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis Eugene 1 | 12-185-02154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mt. Carmel Drlg. Co. |
| Fox D-2 | 12-185-05170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cardinal Oil Company |
| Whiteside 1 | 12-185-00147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Olds Oil Co. |
| King Etta Etal 3 | 12-185-03660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mt. Carmel Drlg. Co. |
| Harris John 1 | 12-185-02517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | K C & W Well Servc |
| King Etta 2 | 12-185-03659 | Active | Oil | Mt. Carmel Drlg. Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.