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API 12-101-07464OrphanedOil well

Buchanan, L. A. 52

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Marathon 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

Plug date

Total depth

1,058 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-07464
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.64068, -87.71020
State record #
121010746400

Operator

Marathon Oil

Wells operated
8,999
Active
2,695
States
AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
As filed
Marathon Oil Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Keyser Joe 712-185-03550Other statusOther type
Keyser Joe 112-185-03555ActiveOilYoung Joe Jr Etal
Keyser J 212-185-03556Plugged & abandonedOilYoung, J. S. Jr. etal
Kepley Urban E 112-185-03547Plugged & abandonedOther typeOlds Oil & Chemical Corp.
Smith, F. 112-185-28610Plugged & abandonedOther typeHaggard Well Services, Inc.
Price W M 812-185-03600Other statusOther typeRidge Farm Oil & Gas

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