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API 12-101-01913OrphanedOil well

Gillespie, L. 8

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Three Star Drilling & Producing

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

Sep 23, 1991

Plug date

Total depth

1,916 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-01913
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.65906, -87.70953
State record #
121010191301

Operator

Three Star Drilling & Producing

Wells operated
7
Active
2
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Litherland W-712-185-02899Plugged & abandonedInjectionL & M Oil Company
George L. RyanIN:121612Plugged & abandonedOther type
Leek Heirs 112-185-00154Plugged & abandonedOther typeArrow Drilling Co.
Litherland J L 212-185-00683Plugged & abandonedOilMagnolia Petroleum Company
Litherland, J.L. 112-185-00681Plugged & abandonedInjectionMagnolia Petroleum Company
Litherland 11-W12-185-05252Plugged & abandonedInjectionL & M Oil Company

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