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API 12-101-28964OrphanedOil well

King, W. R. 21

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

Aug 31, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

1,848 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-28964
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.70973, -87.78615
State record #
121012896400

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
Leathers, C. H. 112-101-03072Plugged & abandonedOilSunderland Dorothy L
Stellwell, Thos. 112-101-07868Other statusOther typeTitus & Co
Easterday Thomas 112-101-03271Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Oil Co., The
Padgett Ogle 112-101-00360Plugged & abandonedOther typeYoung Joseph S
Wolfe John R 112-101-28410Plugged & abandonedOther typeDonahue Oil Company
Wolf-Schonert 112-101-07246Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarr, Charles E.

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