API 12-101-05916OrphanedOil well
Sanders Grover 2-B
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
Jul 27, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,255 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-05916
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.70493, -87.82672
- State record #
- 121010591600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schrader Guy 1 | 12-101-00361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bury Drlg. Co. |
| Higgins, William 1-A | 12-159-23906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Higgins William 1 | 12-159-03022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Stice 1 | 12-101-03450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Juan Petroleum Co |
| Hamler, Nellie 1 | 12-159-00371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Aurora Gas-Hinkle Dr |
| Catt, J.C. W-100 | 12-101-03281 | Active | Injection | Smith, Wayne Operating Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.