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API 12-101-06004OrphanedOil well

Short, Ezra 1

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Musgrove Oil

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

Oct 6, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

1,911 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-06004
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.65171, -87.64259
State record #
121010600400

Operator

Musgrove Oil

Wells operated
5
Active
0
States
IL
As filed
Musgrove Oil Co

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Stillwell 112-185-02963Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrinkley, Harold W.
Sarah Compton Comm 112-185-01729Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrinkley, Harold W.
HorrallIN:121452Plugged & abandonedOther type
Bates 112-185-27822Plugged & abandonedOilDonahue Oil Company
Smith, Donald R. 112-185-00316Plugged & abandonedOther typeWhite, Charles C.
Smith, Donald 1-A12-185-27246ActiveOilElsie, Verda

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