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API 12-101-04095OrphanedOil well

Berkshire R 1

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Red Head Oil Prod

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

Jul 1, 1953

Plug date

Total depth

1,968 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-04095
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.66662, -87.77946
State record #
121010409500

Operator

Red Head Oil Prod

Wells operated
27
Active
9
States
IL
As filed
Red Head Oil Prod. Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Potts 112-185-29421Other statusOther typeSeaton, Gregory S.
Milligan Glen 112-185-00474ActiveOilGarnier L V Etal
Putnam 112-185-00473Plugged & abandonedOilGarnier L V Etal
Jones-Neikirk Unit 112-185-27546Plugged & abandonedOther typeAnderson, R. E. Oil Co.
Lake Myrtle 112-185-03880Plugged & abandonedOilCrosby, Clint Etal
Guisewite Frank E 112-185-00477Plugged & abandonedOilDutton J W Etal

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