API 12-101-05666OrphanedOil well
Sanders, G.C. 1
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Vanbuskirk James R
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
May 1, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,300 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-05666
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.70650, -87.82675
- State record #
- 121010566601
Operator
- Wells operated
- 21
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- VanBuskirk, James R.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catt J C 13 | 12-101-02178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sand Barren Leases |
| Griggs 1 | 12-101-28820 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lippert, Marshall |
| Griggs Et Al Unit 1 | 12-101-29050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Geo-Petroleum, Inc. |
| Higgins Wm 2 | 12-159-03036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Bateman-Smith Community B-1-WI | 12-101-07189 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stone Oil Company, The |
| Spidel Eldon 4-B | 12-101-03311 | Active | Oil | Nigh Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.