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API 12-101-27558OrphanedOil well

Short, Ezra 2

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

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 30, 1974

Plug date

Total depth

1,908 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-27558
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.65553, -87.63801
State record #
121012755800

Operator

Musgrove Kenneth E

Wells operated
9
Active
1
States
IL
As filed
Musgrove, Kenneth E.

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