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API 12-101-02103OrphanedOil well

Buchanan 30

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Johnson Russell P

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

Mar 1, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

1,690 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-02103
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.68797, -87.74673
State record #
121010210300

Operator

Johnson Russell P

Wells operated
47
Active
14
States
AR, IL, KY
As filed
Johnson, Russell P.

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Nearby wells

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Kelsey Jim 1-B12-185-27386Plugged & abandonedOther typeS & M Oil Prod.
Abell 112-185-00442Shut-inOther typeKeahey H W
Smith-Nigh W-912-185-02878Plugged & abandonedInjectionIL Oil Co.
Feldman Charles 112-185-27303ActiveOilS & M Oil Prod.
Tanquary Heirs 112-185-04034Plugged & abandonedOther typeYoung Joseph S

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