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API 12-101-27863OrphanedOil well

Crackle, W.R. A/C 1 68

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

Drilling began

Completion

Sep 23, 1976

Plug date

Total depth

1,370 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-27863
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.75407, -87.77759
State record #
121012786300

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

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Clarke 112-101-03133Plugged & abandonedOilNye & Miller
Buchanan Etal 112-101-06087Plugged & abandonedOther type
Akin, C. 212-101-06085ActiveOilBrinkley, Dale F.
Christy 112-101-00890Plugged & abandonedOther typeD. T. Drilling Co.
Buchanan L A 01012-101-28411ActiveOilSmith, Wayne Operating Co., Inc.
Tucker, Edna 112-101-03152Plugged & abandonedOther typeReynolds, Earle B.

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