Who operates Lewis, J. b. 74?

Lewis, J. b. 74 (API 12-101-02294) is operated by Ohio Oil Co., The according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Lewis, J. b. 74 plugged or still active?

Lewis, J. b. 74 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Lewis, J. b. 74 located?

Lewis, J. b. 74 is in Lawrence County, Illinois at 38.75242, -87.77303.

API 12-101-02294OrphanedOil well

Lewis, J. b. 74

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Ohio Oil Co The

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 2, 1959

Plug date

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Total depth

1,362 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-101-02294
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Lawrence
Coordinates: 38.75242, -87.77303
State record #: 121010229400

Operator

Ohio Oil Co The

Wells operated: 9,957
Active: 3,178
States: IL
As filed: Ohio Oil Co., The

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Murphy, M. J. 3	12-101-07575	Shut-in	Other type	Ohio Oil Co., The
Murphy 2	12-101-07237	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Assoc. Pet. Prod., Inc.
Buchanan Wm 49	12-101-00302	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Leighty, E. 2	12-101-31323	Active	Oil	Phillipco Oil & Gas
Akin 1	12-101-03130	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cannon, J. W., Etal
Jordan, A.B. 12	12-101-07560	Active	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The

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