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API 12-101-07521OrphanedOil well

Mary Porter Hrs 1

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Buckeye Coal

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

Aug 21, 1973

Plug date

Total depth

1,752 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-07521
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.78775, -87.81187
State record #
121010752100

Operator

Buckeye Coal

Wells operated
6
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Buckeye Coal Company, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Snyder, W. 812-101-09224Plugged & abandonedOilOhio Oil Co., The
Borden, A. T. 112-101-00479Plugged & abandonedOther typeBears, W. H.
Hinkle LD-112-101-32218ActiveOilLittle D Drilling
Simms, Stanley 112-101-05508Plugged & abandonedOther typeHeath Gail
Hobbs C 112-101-05506Plugged & abandonedOther typeBaker, Ralph
Snyder, W. 512-101-09221Plugged & abandonedOilOhio Oil Co., The

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