Who operates Ott C Etal Comm. 2?

Ott C Etal Comm. 2 (API 12-101-03414) is operated by Bauer, Joseph E. according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Ott C Etal Comm. 2 plugged or still active?

Ott C Etal Comm. 2 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Ott C Etal Comm. 2 located?

Ott C Etal Comm. 2 is in Lawrence County, Illinois at 38.62000, -87.80870.

API 12-101-03414OrphanedOil well

Ott C Etal Comm. 2

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Bauer Joseph E

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

Oct 1, 1952

Plug date

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Total depth

2,446 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-101-03414
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OILP)
County: Lawrence
Coordinates: 38.62000, -87.80870
State record #: 121010341400

Operator

Bauer Joseph E

Wells operated: 64
Active: 2
States: IL
As filed: Bauer, Joseph E.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Reed 3	12-185-01766	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Grant, N. L.
Courter 1	12-185-03792	Active	Oil	Whiteside Oil Co.
Schmitt J F 1	12-185-01412	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Engle, George S.
Litherland Hugh 2	12-185-00669	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Engle, George S.
Wood H C Clifton 8C	12-185-01389	Active	Injection	Indiana Farm Bureau Coop. Assoc.
Chapman Etal 3-WI	12-185-26322	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	A. M. Energy, Inc.

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