Who operates Smith Palmer 12?

Smith Palmer 12 (API 12-101-01915) is operated by Dearborn Oil & Gas Corporation according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Smith Palmer 12 plugged or still active?

Smith Palmer 12 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Smith Palmer 12 located?

Smith Palmer 12 is in Lawrence County, Illinois at 38.79960, -87.80003.

API 12-101-01915OrphanedOil well

Smith Palmer 12

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Dearborn Oil & Gas

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Jul 1, 1958

Plug date

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Total depth

1,390 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-101-01915
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Lawrence
Coordinates: 38.79960, -87.80003
State record #: 121010191500

Operator

Dearborn Oil & Gas

Wells operated: 21
Active: 1
States: IL, KY
As filed: Dearborn Oil & Gas Corporation

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Gillespie, T. P. LL-31	12-101-29418	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Marathon Oil Company
Seed 2	12-101-04006	Active	Oil	Snowden Bros. & Co
Seed 3	12-101-04007	Active	Oil	Snowden Bros. & Co
Seed Ss29	12-101-06810	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Marathon Oil Company
Lewis, E. 8	12-101-09179	Active	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
Swail, J. 23	12-101-09083	Active	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.