API 12-101-02824OrphanedOil well
Fyffe Unit 5-A
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Mcbride Wc
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
Nov 1, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,668 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-02824
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.73675, -87.79804
- State record #
- 121010282400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 559
- Active
- 119
- States
- IL, KY, MT
- As filed
- McBride, W. C. Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Walter 1 | 12-101-03214 | Active | Oil | Nance E & Eron E |
| Buchanan, J.J. 5 | 12-101-02241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Development Associates, Inc. |
| Buchanan W 1 | 12-101-03190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen Brothers |
| Buchanan 10 | 12-101-27660 | Active | Oil | Gillespie, Frances |
| Breen 8 | 12-101-27652 | Active | Oil | Gillespie, Frances |
| Young, Paul 2B-WI | 12-101-27383 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Trans Western Petroleum |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.