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API 12-101-28963OrphanedOil well

King William R 20

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

Jun 20, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

1,818 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-28963
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.71152, -87.78620
State record #
121012896300

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

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Spidel Ray 112-101-02082Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarr, Charles E.
Hovermale Comm 312-101-03291Plugged & abandonedOther typeNigh Oil Co
Putman 312-101-03297Plugged & abandonedOther typeIL Oil Dev. Co.
Putnam Kate 112-101-00316Plugged & abandonedOther typeMoran, E. F., Inc.
Abell C H 112-101-00358Plugged & abandonedOther typeAshland Oil & Refining Company
Frick-Limp 112-101-00020Plugged & abandonedOilYoung Joseph S

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