API 12-101-09451OrphanedOil well
Gillespie, L. 16
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Big 4
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
Jan 1, 1912
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,818 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-09451
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.65802, -87.71057
- State record #
- 121010945100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 91
- Active
- 15
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyser 3 | 12-185-03027 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Madden Mark 6 | 12-185-03034 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Madden Mark 6 | 12-185-03035 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Keyser Catheron 4 | 12-185-03028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wireback, Ballard & Yng. |
| Sturgeon S V 1 | 12-185-00225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Keneipp Cecil Etal |
| Keyser 1 | 12-185-03026 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.