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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

Big 4

Wells operated
91
Active
15
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Keyser 312-185-03027Other statusOther type
Madden Mark 612-185-03034Other statusOther type
Madden Mark 612-185-03035Other statusOther type
Keyser Catheron 412-185-03028Plugged & abandonedOther typeWireback, Ballard & Yng.
Sturgeon S V 112-185-00225Plugged & abandonedOther typeKeneipp Cecil Etal
Keyser 112-185-03026Other statusOther type

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