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API 12-101-27596OrphanedOil well

Gray-Piper Comm 639

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Smith Wayne Operating

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

Oct 20, 1973

Plug date

Total depth

1,535 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-27596
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.80097, -87.81035
State record #
121012759600

Operator

Smith Wayne Operating

Wells operated
83
Active
24
States
IL
As filed
Smith, Wayne Operating Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ryan, G. L. AC/1 1012-101-09160ActiveOilOhio Oil Co., The
Ryan, G. L. a/c 1 2912-101-06293Plugged & abandonedOilMarathon Oil Company
Vangilder L E 112-101-00102Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Texas Company
Lewis 1412-101-28180ActiveInjectionPioneer Oil Co., Inc.
Lewis P 412-101-02574ActiveOilWright Leon W
Lewis P 612-101-02701ActiveOilWright Leon W

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