Who operates Kimmel A/C 1 56?

Kimmel A/C 1 56 (API 12-101-27579) is operated by Marathon Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Kimmel A/C 1 56 plugged or still active?

Kimmel A/C 1 56 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Kimmel A/C 1 56 located?

Kimmel A/C 1 56 is in Lawrence County, Illinois at 38.73992, -87.79006.

API 12-101-27579OrphanedOil well

Kimmel A/C 1 56

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Feb 25, 1974

Plug date

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Total depth

1,827 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-101-27579
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Lawrence
Coordinates: 38.73992, -87.79006
State record #: 121012757900

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Buchanan, C. H. 5	12-101-07854	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	O'Donnell Agt.
Ott C Etal 4	12-101-03416	Orphaned	Oil	Bauer, Joseph E.
Ott C Etal Comm. 2	12-101-03414	Orphaned	Oil	Bauer, Joseph E.
Ridgley 17	12-101-27886	Active	Oil	Gillespie Francis
Ridgley, E. J. 1	12-101-07844	Active	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
Buchanan 2-WI	12-101-03215	Active	Injection	IL Oil Co.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.